Baseball Game Preview: Mullen Mustangs vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions

The Mullen Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Mullen is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.

Smoky Hill hit Mullen with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs fell just short of the Buffaloes by a score of 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mustangs have suffered since April 16, 2024.

Sam Waller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Covarubbias, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Mountain View sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Wellington on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountain Lions.

Lane Haring made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Haring was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Belk, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Mountain View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wellington only posted a batting average of .241.

Mullen's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Mountain View, the win got them back to even at 7-7.