Mission Hills was the 8-6 winner over Mt. Carmel when they last played one another on Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Grizzlies fell just short of the Sundevils by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Grizzlies have suffered against the Sundevils since April 9, 2015.
Mission Hills got a good showing from Nate Sheriff, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Sheriff has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mission Hills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Young, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Mission Hills now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Mt. Carmel, they moved to 11-7 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Looking ahead, Mission Hills will challenge Sage Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mt. Carmel, they will head out on the road to challenge San Pasqual at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sundevils 2.9, the Golden Eagles 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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