Baseball Game Preview: Mountain View Eagles vs. Carbondale Area Chargers

The Mountain View Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Carbondale Area Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain View has four straight wins, Carbondale Area has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Mountain View came out on top against MMI Preparatory School on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Eagles took their contest against MMI Preparatory School 6-2.

Jordan Jagger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 16 Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain View's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't).

Ziggy Bradford

Stolen Base

04/25/25 @ MMI Preparatory School	1
04/24/25 vs Carbondale Area	1
04/22/25 vs Blue Ridge	1
04/21/25 vs Tunkhannock	3
04/18/25 @ Elk Lake	1
+ 6 more games

At the plate, Mountain View let Josh Miller and Ziggy Bradford run wild. Miller went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Bradford got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Bradford has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Tweed, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Carbondale Area didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain View on Thursday and fell 7-5.

Mountain View now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Carbondale Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Mountain View came out on top in a nail-biter against Carbondale Area in their previous meeting on Thursday, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.