Mountain View had lost seven straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 4-13 to make it eight. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sacred Heart Prep Gators. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 7-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2024.
Zander Yocum and Ishan Devarapalli stepped up to the plate in a big way. Yocum got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double, while Devarapalli went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That double was Devarapalli's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Frehner, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Sacred Heart Prep, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On Sacred Heart Prep's side, Kyle Sweeney looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Sacred Heart Prep got a massive performance out of JP Durrett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Durrett has posted since back in April of 2025. Kyle Reed was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Mountain View will take on Palo Alto at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they will square off against Aragon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Gators 1.9, the Dons 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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