The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Verrado Vipers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Sunrise Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Verrado will be coming in after a defeat.
Sunrise Mountain's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Paradise Valley. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won six in a row.
Chase Heid
| 03/04/25 @ Paradise Valley | 3 |
| 02/26/25 @ Apollo | 2 |
| 05/08/24 vs Nogales | 2 |
| 04/18/24 @ Willow Canyon | 2 |
| 04/15/24 vs Cactus Shadows | 2 |
Chase Heid and Brandon Newkirk did most of the damage at the plate: Heid scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Newkirk scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three hits gave Heid a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jorge Campillo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Verrado came up short against Desert Mountain on Tuesday and fell 5-2. The Vipers haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Braxton Bjur was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Verrado saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ronal Urquiola, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double was Urquiola's first of the season.
Sunrise Mountain now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Verrado, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Sunrise Mountain couldn't quite finish off Verrado in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can Sunrise Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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