Uintah was the 10-6 winner over Mountain View when they last played one another back in April of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Uintah Utes took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Bruins on Tuesday.
Dace Pope and Ryan Mansfield did some serious damage despite the final result: Pope went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Mansfield scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Rios, who went 1-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Mountain View's side, Mason Cook made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Cook has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Samuel Garcia was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Elian Tortoledo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Uintah's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
While Uintah had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
