Baseball Preview: University Bulldogs vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions
The University Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. University is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
University's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Brush by a score of 5-0.
Not much got past Scott Thompson, who gave up just two hits to keep Brush off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Cruz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Weber, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain View can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Longmont. That looming 6-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Mountain View yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Jacob Mraz, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brock Raabe, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
University has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Mountain View, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Mountain View's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: University hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .398. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain University's hitters?
Everything went University's way against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as University made off with a 12-0 victory. Does University have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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