River View is 1-9 against Mount View since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Golden Knights at 5:00 p.m. River View has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
River View is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Carvers Bay, falling 11-1.
Meanwhile, Mount View got the win against Twin Valley on Monday by a conclusive 17-3. The Golden Knights haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Blane Sturgell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Hunter Muncy and Jacob Wright did most of the damage at the plate: Muncy went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Wright went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Mount View is 3-0-1 when Muncy posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kyrece Hughes, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Mount View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Mount View pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
