Baseball Preview: Mountain View Eagles vs. Montrose Meteors
Mountain View and Montrose are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mountain View Eagles will be playing at home against the Montrose Meteors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Mountain View is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lackawanna Trail (and have done all season long). Mountain View put the hurt on Lackawanna Trail with a sharp 14-2 victory on Wednesday. While fans of Mountain View might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Bronson Kilmer made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Kilmer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kilmer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mountain View let Riley Jagger and Noah Barnes loose on the outfield. Jagger scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Barnes scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Holtsmaster, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montrose beat Elk Lake 6-2 last Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Montrose.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Montrose, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mountain View came out on top in a nail-biter against Montrose in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Will Mountain View repeat their success, or does Montrose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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