Eagle and Mountain View squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Eagle had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Mountain View Mavericks by a score of 5-3. Eagle was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountain View apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
For Mountain View's part, Conner Marshall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Marshall has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain View's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Judge, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Eagle's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4. As for Mountain View, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Eagle will take on Middleton at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Eagle: 2.1, Middleton: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mountain View, they are on the road again on Friday to play Rocky Mountain at 4:00 p.m.
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