Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount View). They put the hurt on the Boothbay Seahawks with a sharp 16-6 win on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Stuart Knowlton made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Mount View is undefeated when Knowlton allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Knowlton was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Cole Gerrish
| 05/24/25 vs Boothbay | 3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Maine Central Institute | 2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Orono | 1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Belfast | 1 |
| 04/29/25 vs George Stevens Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Cole Gerrish was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Nash, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mount View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mount View's record now sits at 7-4. As for Boothbay, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Mount View will take on Winslow at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Mustangs are facing the Black Raiders at the right time seeing as the Black Raiders are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Boothbay, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dirigo at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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