Baseball Recap: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks
Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mountain View of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Jayden Lynch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Ironwood Ridge's side, Tristian McQuay and Angel Figueroa did most of the damage at the plate: McQuay scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Figueroa scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 3-22-2. As for Ironwood Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-16 record this season.
Mountain View is on the road again on Monday to play Tucson High Magnet School at 6:00 p.m. Tucson High Magnet School is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Mountain View will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Ironwood Ridge, they will head out on the road to take on Buena at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ironwood Ridge has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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