On Tuesday, Mountain Ridge faced Desert Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions blew past the Desert Vista Thunder 11-2. Mountain Ridge's win was all the more impressive since Desert Vista was averaging only 3.76 runs allowed on the season.
Kaleb Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mountain Ridge let Joe Forbes and Coby Neville loose on the outfield. Forbes got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run and two runs, while Neville went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Josh Barette was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
On Desert Vista's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex McKee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
Mountain Ridge will head out on the road to square off against Queen Creek on Saturday. Queen Creek will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Mountain Ridge surely won't give up without a fight. As for Desert Vista, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Pinnacle at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Pinnacle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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