Mount View is 9-1 against River View since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mount View Golden Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the River View Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Mount View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
Mount View will bounce into Monday's match after beating Greater Beckley Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mount View sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Greater Beckley Christian on Friday.
Hunter Muncy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Muncy was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Little, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Wright, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, River View was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to James Monroe. River View has not had much luck with James Monroe recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
River View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Lester, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base. Lester has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
Mount View has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mount View has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like River View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mount View might still be hurting after the 15-8 defeat they got from River View when the teams last played on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River View's David Baldwin, who struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Mount View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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