Mavericks
| 04/08/25 vs Ridgevue | 11 |
| 04/04/25 @ Owyhee | 6 |
| 04/01/25 vs Middleton | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Meridian | 13 |
| 03/26/25 vs Highland | 5 |
| + 10 more games |
The Mountain View Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Mountain View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Ridgevue, who was ranked 17th at the time (Mountain View was ranked ninth). The Mavericks were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Warhawks on Tuesday. The Mavericks have beaten the Warhawks the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warhawks has come to flipping the script.
Ryder Hollifield tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Mountain View got a massive performance out of Tav Hiaring, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Hiaring a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Hecox, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one stolen base.
Mountain View hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgevue struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain fell victim to Middleton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 6-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Grizzlies' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Rocky Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Wendt, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Rocky Mountain, they moved to 12-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Mountain View skirted past Rocky Mountain 6-4 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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