The Mountain Valley Falcons will head out to challenge the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Spruce Mountain took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Valley, who comes in off a win.
Mountain Valley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Lisbon, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Falcons came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 4-0 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain came up short against Dirigo on Monday, falling 10-1. The Phoenix have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spruce Mountain got a good showing from Kolby Cotton, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Spruce Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Lovewell, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Lovewell has hit this season.
Mountain Valley's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Spruce Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Mountain Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Spruce Mountain when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons 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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