The Mountain View Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Fort Morgan Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Mountain View has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Mountain View has not struggled against Severance recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Mountain View skirted past Severance 8-6. Mountain View's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tristan Gilbert was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Mraz, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Morgan came up short against Skyline on Thursday and fell 8-3. Fort Morgan has not had much luck with Skyline recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Fort Morgan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Charlie Langford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mountain View's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Fort Morgan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Mountain View skirted past Fort Morgan 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Mountain View repeat their success, or does Fort Morgan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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