Mountain View's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Maricopa Rams by a score of 9-5. For the Mountain Lions, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 win the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.
Alex (Max) Ortega
| 03/31/26 @ Maricopa | 2 |
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| 04/15/25 vs Canyon del Oro | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Burges | 1 |
Alex (Max) Ortega and Benjamin Cleveland did most of the damage at the plate: Ortega went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Cleveland went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. Those two doubles gave Ortega a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Medford, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Mountain View hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Mountain View's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-11-1. As for Maricopa, their record is now 5-11.
Mountain View will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rams: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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