Baseball Recap: Douglas County Huskies vs. Mountain Vista Golden Eagles
Douglas County lost against Mountain Vista back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Douglas County Huskies fell 6-1 to the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Douglas County in their matchups with Mountain Vista: they've now lost eight in a row.
Douglas County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Tinari, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Mountain Vista's side, they got a great performance from Grant Shepardson as he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Shepardson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Caleb Giampetro and Spike Magill did most of the damage at the plate: Giampetro scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Magill scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Beffel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Douglas County now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Mountain Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8-1 record this season.
Douglas County will be playing in front of their home fans against ThunderRidge at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Douglas County is facing ThunderRidge at the right time seeing as ThunderRidge is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Mountain Vista, they will head out on the road to square off against Heritage at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Vista is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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