Mountain Vista scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past the Chatfield Chargers 9-3. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Mountain Vista with their most commanding win of the season.
Chase Ruden looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caleb Giampetro was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Andrew Beffel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Chatfield's side, they saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Metz, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain Vista and bumps their season record up to 4-7-1. As for Chatfield, they dropped their record down to 2-10-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Mountain Vista will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Legend at 4:15 p.m. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Chatfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Bear Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bear Creek has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Chatfield will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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