Round Mountain has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Indian Springs Thunderbirds at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Back in March, Round Mountain beat Mineral County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-4.
Meanwhile, Indian Springs came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 21-0 shutout. Indian Springs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jacob Gourley and Adam Groeblinghoff were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gourley didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Groeblinghoff tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Gourley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gourley scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Groeblinghoff scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Indian Springs got a massive performance out of Ethan Ferrumpau-Perez, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Aviles, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Round Mountain pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Indian Springs, their record now sits at 7-1.
Round Mountain might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Indian Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Round Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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