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 head out on the road to challenge the Montrose Meteors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Mountain View took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Carbondale Area by a score of 9-5.
The team relied heavily on Riley Jagger, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Adam Polovitch, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montrose has not done well against Elk Lake recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Montrose walked away with a 6-2 victory over Elk Lake. The win made it back-to-back victories for Montrose.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. 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 matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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