Greater Beckley Christian was the 18-6 winner over Mount View when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders fell just short of the Mount View Golden Knights by a score of 7-5 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Greater Beckley Christian has lost by exactly two runs.
Greater Beckley Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Bolen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Bolen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hunter Crist was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On Mount View's side, Hunter Muncy was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Muncy was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, David Little was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Wright, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Greater Beckley Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12-1. As for Mount View, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Greater Beckley Christian will take on Grace Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greater Beckley Christian is facing Grace Christian at the right time seeing as Grace Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mount View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against River View at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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