Mountain Lions
| 03/01/25 vs Sabino | 18 |
| 02/28/25 vs Burges | 6 |
| 02/27/25 vs Tombstone | 3 |
| 02/26/25 vs Tanque Verde | 7 |
The Mountain View Mountain Lions will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Flowing Wells Caballeros at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Mountain View lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Sabino, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Saturday's matchup. Mountain View's pitcher stepped up to hand Sabino an 18-0 shutout on Saturday. The Mountain Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Patrick Robbins was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mountain View let Spencer Thiel and Andrew Garcia run wild. Thiel scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Garcia scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Thiel a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Ayden Stott, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mountain View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Flowing Wells came up short against Walden Grove on Tuesday, falling 11-3. The Caballeros haven't had much luck with the Red Wolves recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Diego Kisner put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Kisner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Oscar Murillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season.
The victory got Mountain View back to even at 2-2. As for Flowing Wells, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Mountain View couldn't quite finish off Flowing Wells in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can Mountain View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
