Mountain Pine can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on the Magnet Cove Panthers with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory was just what Mountain Pine needed coming off of an 18-4 defeat in their prior matchup.
Cale Slaten was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Slaten was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Slaten wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Wilburn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Jace Beals was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Mountain Pine's win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-7. As for Magnet Cove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Mountain Pine will look to defend their home field on Monday against Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. As for Magnet Cove, they will head out on the road to challenge Bigelow at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bigelow is on a four-game streak of home wins, Magnet Cove a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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