Mountain View fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Red Mountain on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Mountain Mountain Lions by a score of 6-5. Mountain View's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mountain View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Welker, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Goodman, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mountain View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Red Mountain's side, Drew Hanen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Red Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
While Mountain View had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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