Sadly, Hunter is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-4 walloping at the hands of the Mountain View Bruins on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hunter of the 7-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Hunter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talon Petersen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Mountain View's side, Max Heriford tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Elian Tortoledo was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Braiden Roberts, who scored four runs while going 4-for-5.
Hunter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mountain View, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Hunter will head out on the road to take on Northridge at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hunter has given up an average of 12.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Mountain View, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Tooele at 3:00 p.m. Tooele hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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