Mount View barely beat Maine Central Institute the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs blew past the Huskies 14-3 on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won nine in a row.
Kaden Bradeen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stuart Knowlton, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Will Gibbs, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.
Mount View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maine Central Institute only posted a batting average of .192.
Mount View's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Maine Central Institute, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Mount View will head out to challenge Belfast at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Maine Central Institute, they will welcome Waterville at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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