Baseball Recap: Mountain View Spartans vs. Los Altos Eagles
Mountain View was the 2-0 winner over Los Altos when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain View Spartans fell just short of the Los Altos Eagles by a score of 8-6 on Friday.
Dylan Wenks was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Los Altos' side, Darrion Wesley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Wesley was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Eric Colgrove tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Aaron Baum was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Channing Hautop, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Los Altos, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Mountain View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-11 victory vs. Menlo-Atherton on the 20th. Los Altos has also already played their next game, a 10-9 win against Aptos on the 20th.
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