The Mountain View Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the United Christian Academy Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Animo Leadership 7-6.
Mountain View let IAN MIRELES and PAUL MARTINEZ loose on the outfield. MIRELES scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while MARTINEZ scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was RYAN MOLINAR, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, United Christian Academy entered their tilt with Calvary Baptist with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 7-4 on Thursday.
Joshua Krueger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Krueger has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Krueger was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Krueger wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Espino, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Eric Ham was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for United Christian Academy, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
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