The Mountain View Toros are on the road again on Friday to play the Alhambra Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Corona del Sol and fell 2-1.
Justice Yanke was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mountain View saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Welker, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Alhambra scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Maryvale as Alhambra made off with a 19-1 win. The result was nothing new for Alhambra, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Ricardo Fonseca was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Fonseca was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Alhambra got a massive performance out of Hector Villanueva, who went 4-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Nicolas Reyes was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 3-for-3.
Mountain View's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Alhambra, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Mountain View suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Alhambra when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alhambra's Said Mendoza, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Mountain View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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