
Wolves
03/19/25 vs Mountain Pointe | 15 |
03/13/25 vs Skyline | 12 |
03/10/25 vs Saguaro | 12 |
02/26/25 vs Crismon | 11 |
03/18/25 @ Mountain Pointe | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Mountain). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mountain Pointe Pride a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for the Wolves as they're now sitting on three straight.
Roman Carrington made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Desert Mountain got a massive performance out of Zach Durben, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Durben a new career-high in RBI (three). Quentin Starbuck was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Desert Mountain pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mountain Pointe, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Mountain will host O'Connor at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Desert Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Mountain Pointe, they will take on Gilbert at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mountain Pointe has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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