Mountain View extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 3-17 in the process. They fell 5-2 to the Canyon del Oro Dorados. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dorados this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-0 on Tuesday.
Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cy Klinger, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Those runs marked the first that Klinger has scored this season.
As for Canyon del Oro, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.
On Canyon del Oro's side, Regen Mazura tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Mazura has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Tarrell Reid and Adrian Encinas did most of the damage at the plate: Reid went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Encinas went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Mountain View will head out to square off against Marana at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Mountain Lions are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Canyon del Oro, they will be playing at home against Rincon/University at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rangers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.26 runs per game on average), something the Dorados will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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