Carbondale Area extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 2-7 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain View Eagles. The Chargers were not able to make up for their loss to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games.
For Mountain View's part, the team relied heavily on Josh Miller, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Miller a new career-high. Tanner Holtsmaster also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Coming up, Mountain View will head out on the road to square off against MMI Preparatory School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View's pitchers better be ready for this one: MMI Preparatory School has averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. Carbondale Area will be paying especially close attention to the Eagles' matchup: after the Eagles face off against MMI Preparatory School, they'll take on Carbondale Area again at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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