The Sunrise Mountain Miners are taking a road trip to square off against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Sunrise Mountain has given up an average of 18.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Sunrise Mountain came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 20-8 to Del Sol.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas posted their closest win since May 2, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out The Meadows School 17-15. 17 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. Sunrise Mountain's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Sunrise Mountain suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Mater Academy East Las Vegas in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Sunrise Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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