Mountain Pointe extended their losing streak to nine on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-20. They came up short against the Horizon Huskies, falling 18-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-0 on Tuesday.
Mark Delgado was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As for Horizon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-15. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
On Horizon's side, Braden Weber looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Weber also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Huskies are 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-14 otherwise.
At the plate, Horizon let Hudson Grainger and Jackson Weber run wild. Grainger went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Weber went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Weber is becoming a predictor of Horizon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 5-14 when he doesn't). Charlie Lawson was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Mountain Pointe is set to square off against their familiar foe Notre Dame Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Horizon will face off against rival Chaparral at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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