Mountain View is 10-0 against Centennial since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mountain View Mavericks will be playing at home against the Centennial Patriots at 11:00 a.m. The timing is sure in Mountain View's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Centennial has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Mountain View is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Nampa (and have done all season long). Everything went Mountain View's way against Nampa on Monday as Mountain View made off with a 22-5 victory.
Kathryn Jackson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits. Jackson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jackson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Mountain View got a massive performance out of Afton Janke, who went 5-for-6 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke Austin, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI and three runs.
Meanwhile, Centennial fell victim to Borah and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Lions. The shutout was out of character for Centennial seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-20.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Mountain View hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 2.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mountain View took their win against Centennial in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 15-3. Does Mountain View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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