The Lake City Timberwolves will face off against the Mountain View Mavericks at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lake City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Lake City heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They fell just short of Owyhee by a score of 3-2. Lake City's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Cooper Reese was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Dixon, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mountain View fell 10-6 to Rocky Mountain. Mountain View has struggled against Rocky Mountain recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lake City's record now sits at 20-6. As for Mountain View, their record is now 17-11.
Lake City came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain View when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Lake City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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