Mountain View has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Luray Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View will be strutting in after a win while Luray will be coming in after a defeat.
Mountain View is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Buffalo Gap 15-6. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jackson Saeler and Lance Rhodes made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Saeler pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Rhodes pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. At bat, Saeler went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Rhodes went 3-for-4 with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Mountain View got a massive performance out of Seth Moomaw, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Caleb Eaton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Luray was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Madison County by a score of 2-1.
Conner Hilliard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Luray saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christain Lentz, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Luray, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Mountain View came out on top in a nail-biter against Luray in their previous matchup on April 8th, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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