Mountain View was handed an eight-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over the Canutillo Eagles. For the Mountain Lions, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 victory the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.
Elliott Hernandez
| 02/27/26 vs Canutillo | 3 |
| 02/26/26 vs Buena | 2 |
| 02/25/26 vs Empire | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Marana | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Casa Grande | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Elliott Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Thiel, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Mountain View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win got Mountain View back to even at 2-2. As for Canutillo, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-8.
Mountain View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-1 victory against Austin on the 28th. As for Canutillo, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 10-6 win against Buena on the 28th.
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