The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will head out on the road to challenge the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mica Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mica Mountain ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Douglas 9-7.
Mica Mountain let Elijah Higuera and Ethan Hunt loose on the outfield. Higuera scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Hunt went 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple. Jackson (JB) Barlet JR was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Walden Grove was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell 5-1 to Canyon del Oro. Walden Grove has not had much luck with Canyon del Oro recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Mica Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Walden Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Wednesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Mica Mountain hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. However, it's not like Walden Grove struggles in that department as they've averaged .319. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Mica Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Walden Grove when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walden Grove's Luispablo Navarro, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mica Mountain still be able to contain Navarro? There's only one way to find out.
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