On Tuesday, Mountain View faced Owyhee in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain View Mavericks fell victim to a tough 9-3 loss at the hands of the Owyhee Storm. Mountain View has not had much luck with Owyhee recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Grizzle, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a run.
Even though they lost, Mountain View was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On Owyhee's side, Kaleb Doty looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Easton Price was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Keith, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Owyhee, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Mountain View will head out on the road to take on Rocky Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Owyhee, they will face off against Meridian at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Owyhee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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