The Mountain View Bears will take on the Oconee County Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Discovery as they made off with a 6-0 win. The Bears not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 21st.
Andrew Brech
Andrew Brech made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mountain View is 7-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-12 otherwise. Brech was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other pitching news, Jake Rolley looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Mountain View is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 8-12 otherwise.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Lee, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain View's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nick Clayborn, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Oconee County came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Purple Hurricanes by a score of 9-4. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly five runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Mountain View and bumps their season record up to 12-13. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Oconee County, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
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