The Mountain View Mavericks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will square off against the Bishop Kelly Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View will be strutting in after a victory while Bishop Kelly will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View is headed out to face Bishop Kelly after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Mountain View narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rocky Mountain 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mavericks have posted against the Grizzlies since May 10, 2022.
Chris Maiocca looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Lupton, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Burnham, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Bishop Kelly's offense. They came up short against Capital on Wednesday, falling 8-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Knights have suffered since March 26, 2024.
Bishop Kelly saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Brady, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
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