The Mountain View Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Provo Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mountain View has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Provo will arrive with three straight wins.
Mountain View pushed their score all the way to 14 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 17-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Payson.
Mountain View got a massive performance out of Josh Hair, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Braiden Roberts was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mountain View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payson only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Provo had just enough and edged Desert Hills out 5-4 on Wednesday.
Milo Rhineer was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan Brinkerhoff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Provo, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Mountain View suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Provo in their previous matchup back in March of 2017. Can Mountain View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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