With a playoff game on the line, River View rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Mount View Golden Knights as they made off with a 15-8 victory. Considering River View has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
David Baldwin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off five hits. Baldwin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaiden Newberry was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gabe Lester, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Mount View's side, Jacob Wright was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Kyrece Hughes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
River View's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Mount View, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11.
As of now, neither River View nor Mount View have any future games scheduled.
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