Mountain Home is ranked highly in their home state, and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bozeman. The Mountain Home Bombers fell victim to a tough 18-2 loss at the hands of the Bozeman Bucks. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Mountain Home couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Bozeman's part, Alex Goodwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Goodwin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Lane Hathaway and Zac Flitcraft did most of the damage at the plate: Hathaway scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Flitcraft scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aiden Forrest, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mountain Home's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2-1. As for Bozeman, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Mountain Home will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Poteau at 4:30 p.m. As for Bozeman, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-0 win vs. White House-Heritage on the 18th.
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