Mountain View dropped their record down to 14-5 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Riverbend Bears by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bears this season, with their most recent defeat being a 1-0 loss back in April.
As for Riverbend, the win (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 21-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
For Riverbend's part, Chloe King made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off 13 hits (and only one walk). King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Ryleigh Livesay was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Norah Clark, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Mountain View nor Riverbend have any future games scheduled.
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