Baseball Game Preview: Provo Bulldogs vs. Mountain View Bruins

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2025, 3:20am

Baseball Preview: Provo Bulldogs vs. Mountain View Bruins

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For the second straight game, Provo will face off against Mountain View. The Bulldogs will host the Bruins at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Provo is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

Provo barely beat Mountain View the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Bruins on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Gehrig Orchard

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/08/25 @ Mountain View4
03/20/25 vs Skyline2
04/01/25 @ Westlake1
03/25/25 @ Uintah1
03/10/25 vs Mountain Crest1

Gehrig Orchard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. Orchard was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Milo Rhineer, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Moore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Provo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive games.

Provo's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Provo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Provo keep running through batters, or will the Bruins buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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