Mountain View is 2-7 against Payson since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mountain View Bruins will be playing at home against the Payson Lions at 3:30 p.m. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Mountain View is returning to their home field after beating Uintah on theirs, despite the fact Uintah has dominated at home this season. Mountain View came out on top against Uintah by a score of 4-1 on Thursday.
Sam Tatton looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hernando Chaparro, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Payson lost 14-3 to Corner Canyon on Thursday. Payson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Porter Beckstead made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Payson 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 Corner Canyon only tossed six.
Mountain View's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-15. As for Payson, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 9-15.
Mountain View came up short against Payson in their previous matchup on April 12th, falling 17-14. Can Mountain View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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