The Mountain View Wildcats will take on the Spotsylvania Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Colonial Forge.
Meanwhile, Spotsylvania came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Blue Devils. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 3, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Jake Herbst and Nathan Johnson were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Herbst tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Johnson tossed eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. What's more, Herbst posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. At the plate, Herbst went 1-for-7 with two runs and one triple, while Johnson got on base in four of his eight plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That triple was Herbst's first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landen Fisher, who got on base in four of his eight plate appearances with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Cox, who went 2-for-7 with one triple and two RBI.
Mountain View has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Spotsylvania, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
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