If Mountain View was feeling good off their 15-6 takedown of Buffalo Gap last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mountain View Generals took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Luray Bulldogs on Friday. Mountain View was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Luray apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on April 8th.
Mountain View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Moomaw, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Luray's side, Jacob Shenk and Cameron Weaver made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Shenk pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Weaver didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. At bat, Shenk got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Weaver got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Conner Hilliard was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mountain View's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Luray, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain View will square off against Page County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain View is facing Page County at the right time seeing as Page County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Luray, they will head out on the road to face off against Rappahannock County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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