Softball Preview: Mountain View and Timnath Square Off

The Mountain View Mountain Lions will square off against the Timnath Cubs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Mountain View and four for Timnath.

Severance hit Mountain View with a 12-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mountain Lions lost 17-0 to the Silver Knights.

Meanwhile, Timnath and Northridge faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Tuesday. The Cubs came up short against the Grizzlies, falling 10-0. That's two games in a row now in which the Cubs have lost by exactly 10 runs.

Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 8-13-1. As for Timnath, they have now lost eight of their last nine games on the road. That's left a mark on their 5-16 record this season.