Baseball Preview: Mountain View Eagles vs. Old Forge Blue Devils
The Mountain View Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Old Forge Blue Devils at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View was handed a two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Elk Lake on Saturday. Mountain View was the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Elk Lake.
Riley Jagger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ziggy Bradford, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Barnes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Old Forge proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by eight) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Honesdale.
TJ DiMattia made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. DiMattia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
DiMattia wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Olivieri, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
The victory got Mountain View back to even at 1-1. As for Old Forge, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Mountain View skirted past Old Forge 3-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Old Forge's Angelo Fumanti, who struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Mountain View to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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