The Mount View Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Belfast Lions at 3:15 p.m.
Mount View is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Maine Central Institute on Saturday. They lost 10-2 to the Huskies. Mount View has not had much luck with Maine Central Institute recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Belfast stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let John Bapst Memorial onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Belfast.
Jordyn MacKay made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. MacKay has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. MacKay was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katience Parenteau, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Danica Gray, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mount View's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Belfast, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Mount View suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Belfast in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belfast's Emma Tripp, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Now that Mount View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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