Mountain View extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 2-7. They came up short against the Los Altos Eagles, falling 10-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Wednesday.
Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ishan Devarapalli, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that Devarapalli has brought in this season. Zander Yocum was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As for Los Altos, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games.
On Los Altos' side, they gave Anders Wood the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Wood a new career-high. Sean Hamby came in to relieve Wood and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his an inning pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jonah Altschuler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Baldwin, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run.
Looking ahead, Mountain View will host Sequoia at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Los Altos, they have already played their next matchup, a 9-3 loss against Carlmont on the 21st.
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