Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mountain View walked away with it. They never let the Highland Hawks get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. The Toros haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Justice Yanke
| 03/01/25 vs St. Mary's | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Perry | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Williams Field | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Red Mountain | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Highland | 1 |
The result came thanks to Justice Yanke's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mountain View is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11 otherwise.
At the plate, Mountain View's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Person, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Person has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Mountain View's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-11 record.
Coming up, Mountain View will take on Desert Vista at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Toros' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Thunder have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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