Baseball Preview: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Skyline Falcons
The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Skyline Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Mountain View is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Thompson Valley on Tuesday as Mountain View made off with a 31-22 victory. With that win, Mountain View brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Mountain View let Tristan Gilbert and Jacob Mraz loose on the outfield. Gilbert went 6-for-6 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs, while Mraz went 6-for-7 with a home run, eight runs, and four RBI. Mraz is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brock Raabe, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Skyline made easy work of Frederick on Tuesday and carried off a 12-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Skyline.
Jake Clifford tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on JD Wright, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Carmona, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Skyline, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Skyline in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Mountain View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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