Baseball Recap: Mountain View picks up fifth straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 10:13am

Baseball Recap: Mountain View Eagles vs. Carbondale Area Chargers

Mountain View had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Carbondale Area Chargers and snuck past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mountain View also won the last time the pair played back in April.

Riley Jagger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Mountain View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Gesford, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.

Mountain View pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Carbondale Area, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carbondale Area, they will head out on the road to challenge Riverside at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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