After losing to Mesa the last time they met, Skyline decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Skyline Coyotes skirted past the Mesa Jackrabbits 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Skyline.
Skyline got a great performance from Easton Leon as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cason McBee, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Valenzuela, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
On Mesa's side, Max Brumett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Uriel Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Skyline has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Mesa, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-20.
Skyline will be playing at home against Gilbert at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mesa, they will head out on the road to take on Skyline at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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