The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will head out on the road to take on the Desert Vista Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Mountain Ridge narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Corona del Sol 2-1.
Smith Bailey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Jackson Forbes was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista got themselves on the board against Chandler on Saturday, but Chandler never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Wolves. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Desert Vista has scored all season.
Not much got past PJ Alig, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Chandler off the board. It was the first time this season that Alig allowed two or more hits.
At the plate, Desert Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Gutierrez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Mountain Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Desert Vista, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-9.
Mountain Ridge skirted past Desert Vista 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Desert Vista's Jack Minhinnick, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Mountain Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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