The Mountain View Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the Eagle Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Madison. 14 seems to be a good number for Mountain View as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mountain View got a great performance from Davey Green as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Lupton, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Burnham, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eagle had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eagle.
Bryson Shea was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Shea has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shea was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Carter Ditlove was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Declan Ragan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Mountain View has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Eagle, their record now sits at 21-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eagle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Eagle when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shea, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Mountain View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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