Red Mountain had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Pinnacle on Wednesday. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions blew past the Pinnacle Pioneers 13-3. The Mountain Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Preston Peebles tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
Derek Wilson
| 03/05/25 vs Pinnacle | 3 |
| 02/26/25 vs Hamilton | 2 |
| 04/03/24 @ Hamilton | 1 |
| 03/12/24 @ Williams Field | 1 |
| 03/05/24 vs Highland | 1 |
At the plate, Red Mountain let Mathew Garcia and Derek Wilson run wild. Garcia scored four runs while going 2-for-2, while Wilson went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in RBI. Simeon Johnson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Red Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pinnacle only posted an OBP of .296.
The victory (which was Red Mountain's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pinnacle, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
Looking ahead, Red Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pinnacle, they have already played their next game, a 13-6 defeat against Hamilton on the 6th.
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