Mountain View had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let the Hoxie Mustangs onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Friday. Considering Mountain View has won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Grady Pitcock made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Pitcock has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pitcock was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Mountain View let Ladd Cook and Drew Shelton loose on the outfield. Cook scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Shelton scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Collin Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Hoxie's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Glenn, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Hoxie, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mountain View beat Hoxie by a score of 14-4 later that day.
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