The Mountain View Spartans will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Lynbrook Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mountain View's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lynbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain View fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Saint Francis on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mountain View got a good showing from Ben McDonald, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. McDonald has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Austin Xu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lynbrook lost 22-3 to Santa Clara on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled against the Bruins recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meetings.
Akira Gok made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Monesh Ponduri also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Lynbrook now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Mountain View skirted past Lynbrook 4-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Does Mountain View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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