Dobson is 0-10 against Mountain View since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dobson Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain View Toros at 3:45 p.m. Dobson will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain View will be coming in after a defeat.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Dobson ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Mesa out 5-4.
Jake Dobson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Dobson was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Dobson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Vicente Hinostroza, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Joseph Osorio was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Mountain View suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Westwood on Wednesday. Mountain View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Person, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Dobson's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Dobson came up short against Mountain View when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Dobson, Cole Keller (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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