After flying high against Williams Field last Saturday, Mountain Pointe came back down to earth. The Mountain Pointe Pride fell just short of the Notre Dame Prep Saints by a score of 6-4 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mountain Pointe of the 8-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Cole Rogers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Notre Dame Prep's side, they got a great performance from Chase Wagner as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Wagner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owen Boeding was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Aiden Martinez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Mountain Pointe's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-13. As for Notre Dame Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Mountain Pointe will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Centennial at 4:00 p.m. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mountain Pointe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Notre Dame Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Casteel at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Casteel comes in on eight and Notre Dame Prep on four.
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