Mountain View is 1-6 against Cienega since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Cienega Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, Mountain View fell victim to a tough 16-6 defeat at the hands of Buena.
Mountain View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Thiel, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex (MAX) Ortega, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Cienega's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Catalina Foothills. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cienega in their matchups with Catalina Foothills: they've now lost six in a row.
Anthony Montez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-2. As for Cienega, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Mountain View skirted past Cienega 5-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. 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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