Baseball Recap: Elk Lake Beats Mountain View for Their Third Straight Victory

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/02/25 vs Blue Ridge	14
04/04/25 @ Mountain View	12
03/31/25 vs Tunkhannock	11
03/22/25 vs Wyalusing Valley	10

Elk Lake made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Mountain View, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors blew past the Eagles 13-1 on Friday. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Braydon McMicken and Dawson Sherman were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, McMicken didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Sherman tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, McMicken scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Sherman scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave McMicken a new career-high in home runs (two).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Ayotte, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Alden Felker, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Elk Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only posted an OBP of .250.

The victory was the third in a row for Elk Lake, bringing their record up to 4-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elk Lake will face off against Dunmore at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bucks have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Mountain View, they will square off against Montrose at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.