Mountain Vista won the last time they faced Douglas County, and things went their way on Monday too. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles came out on top against the Douglas County Huskies by a score of 6-1.
Grant Shepardson tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Caleb Giampetro and Spike Magill did most of the damage at the plate: Giampetro scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Magill scored a run while going 2-for-3. Andrew Beffel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Douglas County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Tinari, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mountain Vista's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8-1. As for Douglas County, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Mountain Vista will head out on the road to take on Heritage at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Vista is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Douglas County, they will be playing at home against ThunderRidge at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Douglas County is facing ThunderRidge at the right time seeing as ThunderRidge is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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