The Mountain View Mountain Lions are on the road again on Monday to play the Sahuaro Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Mountain View hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Saturday, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Pueblo and fell 3-2.
Julian Palmieri was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Palmieri was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Palmieri wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Lynch, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Sahuaro made sure to put some runs up on the board against Flowing Wells on Thursday. Sahuaro blew past Flowing Wells 13-5.
Ethan Bess was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Leyva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18-2. As for Sahuaro, their victory bumped their record up to 12-15-1.
Mountain View came up short against Sahuaro in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Mountain View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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