After a string of three wins, Mountain Pine's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-3 walloping at the hands of the Aurora Christian Eagles.
Mountain Pine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Slaten, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Aurora Christian's side, Owen Niedzwiecki tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaleb Elwood, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Wil McCracken was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Mountain Pine's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. As for Aurora Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Mountain Pine has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Poyen on Wednesday. Poyen hasn't scored more than one runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Aurora Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Magnet Cove at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Aurora Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Magnet Cove likes a good challenge.
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