Mountain View lost against Capuchino back in March of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mountain View Spartans fell just short of the Capuchino Mustangs by a score of 5-4. Mountain View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liam Barrett put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Barrett was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Austin Xu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Capuchino's side, Lucas Zayac was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Tressitte, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Capuchino, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Mountain View will head out on the road to square off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Ignatius College Preparatory is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Mountain View will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Capuchino will take on Carlmont at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Capuchino's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Carlmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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