The Mountain View Christian Saints are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Beatty Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain View Christian has given up an average of 16.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mountain View Christian is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game last Tuesday. They came up short against Sandy Valley, falling 19-4. On the bright side, the four- run performance marked the Saints' highest-scoring game to date.
Meanwhile, Beatty got the win against Spring Mountain on Tuesday by a conclusive 17-7. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Beatty let Cesar Gamboa and Aaron Olmedo run wild. Gamboa scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Olmedo scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gamboa also brought in three RBI, which is notable because Beatty is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Martin Dimas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Beatty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
The win made it two in a row for Beatty and bumps their season record up to 4-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Mountain View Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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