Mountain View fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Saint Francis on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Saint Francis Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Mountain View got a good showing from Ben McDonald, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. McDonald has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Austin Xu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Saint Francis, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Coming up, Mountain View will welcome Lynbrook at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mountain View's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lynbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Saint Francis, they will challenge Menlo-Atherton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last five games Saint Francis has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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