The Round Mountain Knights will be playing at home against the Tonopah Muckers at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Round Mountain's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against White Pine on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to the Bobcats. It was the first time this season that Round Mountain let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Tonopah scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Saturday. They put the hurt on Eureka with a sharp 26-9 victory. Considering Tonopah has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Cody Pippin was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 13 games he's played. Levi Harhay was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Round Mountain's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Tonopah, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-8.
Round Mountain came up short against Tonopah in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tonopah's Weston Morgan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Round Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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