The Mountain View Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the Ridgevue Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain View has four straight wins, Ridgevue has 26 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Rocky Mountain, who was ranked 14th at the time (Mountain View was ranked fifth). The Mavericks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Grizzlies on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mavericks have posted since March 28th.
Katy Jackson
| 04/24/25 vs Rocky Mountain | 14 |
| 04/22/25 @ Capital | 16 |
| 04/18/25 vs Centennial | 6 |
| 04/17/25 vs Boise | 12 |
| 04/16/25 vs Owyhee | 9 |
| + 11 more games |
Katy Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Castiglione, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Aleynah Vega also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Ridgevue's offense. They lost 12-0 to Owyhee on Thursday.
Mountain View's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Ridgevue's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mountain View hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .340. It's a different story for Ridgevue, though, as they've only averaged .220. Will they be able to contain Mountain View's hitters?
Everything went Mountain View's way against Ridgevue when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Mountain View made off with a 15-8 victory. Do the Mavericks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
