Mountain View is 2-8 against Marshall since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountain View Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Marshall Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain View is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over El Monte on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
ALEJANJRO MORENO was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. LUKE DAVILA was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Marshall's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Arroyo on Tuesday. Marshall put the hurt on El Monte with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Marshall considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Michael Gerst looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nate Callaway, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Pandullo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Marshall, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Marshall when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Callaway, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over seven 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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