Mountain Vista was the 6-1 winner over Douglas County when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 5-3 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Eagles have lost by exactly two runs.
Mountain Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Crawford, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Elam Parisis, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain Vista and nudges their season record down to 13-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Douglas County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mountain Vista will square off against rival ThunderRidge at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Douglas County is set to challenge their familiar foe Heritage at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in the Huskies' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while the Eagles have been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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