Baseball Recap: Mountain View Thunder vs. Franklin Pierce Cardinals
Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They fell 7-2 to the Franklin Pierce Cardinals. Mountain View was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Franklin Pierce apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Mountain View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jett Hamilton, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Franklin Pierce's side, Jacob Viera made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Viera was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Franklin Pierce got a big performance out of Mahiro Iijima, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Trey Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Franklin Pierce, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Mountain View will be playing at home against Columbia River at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Columbia River will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Mountain View surely won't give up without a fight. As for Franklin Pierce, they will head out on the road to challenge Seton Catholic at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Franklin Pierce is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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