The Mountainside Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Beaverton Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Mountainside has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Mountainside needed a bit of extra time to put away Beaverton. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Beavers. That's two games straight that Mountainside has won by just one run.
Mountainside got a great performance from Lucas Plenert as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Mountainside's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landen Sigler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mountainside's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Beaverton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
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