Mountain House entered their tilt with Lathrop with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Lathrop Spartans with a sharp 17-7 win on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Mountain House, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Elizondo was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Elizondo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Elizondo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mountain House got a big performance out of Charlie Wolfe, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Bryson Seng, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Lathrop's side, Adrian Zuniga and Omare Cross did some serious damage despite the final result: Zuniga scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Cross scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jordan Comporato was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mountain House pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lathrop, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.
Mountain House will be playing at home against Ceres at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain House is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Lathrop, they will head out on the road to face off against Los Banos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lathrop is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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