Baseball Game Preview: Mount View Mustangs vs. Orono Riots

The Mount View Mustangs will square off against the Orono Riots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount View will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

On Monday, Mount View made easy work of Maine Central Institute and carried off a 12-1 win. Considering the Mustangs have won three matchups by more than ten runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Orono fell victim to Dexter and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Riots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Orono's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Mount View, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

Everything went Mount View's way against Orono in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, as Mount View made off with a 7-0 win. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Riots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.