Douglas County lost against Mountain Vista back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Douglas County Huskies fell 6-1 to the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Douglas County in their matchups with Mountain Vista: they've now lost eight in a row.
Douglas County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Tinari, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Mountain Vista's side, they got a great performance from Grant Shepardson as he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Shepardson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Caleb Giampetro and Spike Magill did most of the damage at the plate: Giampetro scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Magill scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Beffel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Douglas County now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Mountain Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8-1 record this season.
Douglas County will be playing in front of their home fans against ThunderRidge at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Douglas County is facing ThunderRidge at the right time seeing as ThunderRidge is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Mountain Vista, they will head out on the road to square off against Heritage at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Vista is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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