After a string of six wins, Venture Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain House Mustangs.
Omarion Walker was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Mountain House's side, Charlie Wolfe and Tyler Jordan did most of the damage at the plate: Wolfe scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Jordan scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Frankie Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Venture Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Mountain House, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Venture Academy is on the road again on Thursday to play Turlock Christian at 7:00 p.m. Turlock Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Venture Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain House, they will head out on the road to take on Pacheco at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain House is facing Pacheco at the right time seeing as Pacheco is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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