Mountain View has gone 8-2 against Meridian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Mountain View will challenge Meridian at 6:30 p.m. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Mountain View came up short against Highland and fell 8-5.
Seth Hecox
| 03/26/25 vs Highland | 3 |
| 03/13/25 @ Bishop Kelly | 2 |
| 05/08/24 vs Meridian | 2 |
| 04/19/24 @ Capital | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Capital | 1 |
Seth Hecox made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tav Hiaring, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mountain View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Meridian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 13-5 to Kuna.
Meridian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Stucki, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That RBI was Stucki's first of the season.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Meridian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mountain View has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .448. It's a different story for Meridian, though, as they've only averaged .302. Will they be able to contain Mountain View's hitters?
Everything went Mountain View's way against Meridian when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Mountain View made off with a 14-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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