Mountain View and Corona del Sol are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mountain View Toros will head out on the road to face off against the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Mountain View came up short against Mesa and fell 6-1.
JP Hurtado was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Hunt, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Corona del Sol had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Desert Ridge on Tuesday.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Corona del Sol, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Mountain View was able to grind out a solid victory over Corona del Sol when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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