Mountain View is 0-8 against Canyon del Oro since April of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mountain Lions will host the Dorados at 4:00 p.m.
Mountain View fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Casa Grande on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3.
Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Benjamin Cleveland, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one double and one RBI. That RBI was Cleveland's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Canyon del Oro entered their tilt with Pueblo on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 12-0 shutout. The Dorados might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by nine runs or more this season.
Zane Moffitt looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Adrian Encinas and Francisco Rivero did most of the damage at the plate: Encinas went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one run, while Rivero went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave Encinas a new career-high. Gatlin Geile was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Canyon del Oro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pueblo only posted an OBP of .125.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Canyon del Oro, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Canyon del Oro in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can the Mountain Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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