Baseball Preview: Tucson High Magnet School Badgers vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions
Tucson High Magnet School is 7-2 against Mountain View since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers will be playing at home against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Tucson High Magnet School's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Mountain View has been banged up by 15 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tucson High Magnet School gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Sunnyside 9-1.
Guero Hernandez tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Gennaro Brito was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Juan Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came up short against Ironwood Ridge on Thursday and fell 6-3.
Jayden Lynch was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Tucson High Magnet School has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21-2.
Mountain View's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Tucson High Magnet School has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .454. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've only averaged .359. Will they be able to contain Tucson High Magnet School's hitters?
Tucson High Magnet School took their victory against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Does Tucson High Magnet School 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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