Mountainside had lost four straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 6-9-1 to make it five. They lost 9-1 to the Sunset Apollos. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mavericks have suffered since May 14, 2025.
As for Sunset, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6. The win continues a trend for them in their matchups with Mountainside: they've now won nine in a row.
For Sunset's part, they got a great performance from Kayden Dabbs as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Ryan Gresham and Parker Raubuch did most of the damage at the plate: Gresham got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one run, while Raubuch went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave Gresham a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Heaphy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
While Mountainside had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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