Mountain View is 8-2 against Roosevelt since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 12:00 p.m.
Mountain View is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Northridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 15-5 defeat at the hands of the Grizzlies.
Mountain View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Mraz, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Roosevelt's way against Frederick on Thursday as Roosevelt made off with a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Roosevelt.
Israel Castillo made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run.
In other batting news, Josiah Martinez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Kayden Bryant was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mountain View now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Roosevelt, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Mountain View came out on top in a nail-biter against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Roosevelt's Zach Guntle, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Mountain View to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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