Mountain Ridge came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 10-1 to the O'Connor Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mountain Lions have suffered since April 2nd.
Jaggar Wethington was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Neville, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Mountain Lions
| 04/23/25 @ O'Connor | 1-10 |
| 04/22/25 vs O'Connor | 4-3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Gila Ridge | 10-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Liberty | 4-2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Shadow Ridge | 11-0 |
Mountain Ridge moved to 14-12 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. As for O'Connor, their record now sits at 18-9.
Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for O'Connor, they will be playing at home against Desert Vista at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.9, the Thunder 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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