After flying high against Mesa last Tuesday, Mountain View came back down to earth. The Mountain View Toros took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Xavier College Prep Gators on Wednesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mountain View in their matchups with Xavier College Prep: they've now lost five in a row.
Mountain View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keelie Goodman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mountain View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Xavier College Prep only tossed three.
On Xavier College Prep's side, Makenzie Latvaaho spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Latvaaho has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lauren Putz, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Sariah McNabb was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Mountain View's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14. As for Xavier College Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season.
Mountain View will head out on the road to take on Dobson at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Xavier College Prep, they will be playing at home against Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Xavier College Prep will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
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