After losing to Oak Hill the last time they met, Mountain Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Falcons came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Zach McLean
| 06/03/26 vs Oak Hill | 3 |
| 05/11/26 vs Boothbay | 2 |
| 05/01/26 vs Spruce Mountain | 2 |
| 04/29/26 @ Boothbay | 1 |
| 04/24/26 @ Hall-Dale | 1 |
Zach McLean made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. McLean was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kegan Jordan was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Mountain Valley is undefeated when Jordan posts two or more runs, but 4-8-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydan Hughes, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Mountain Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Hill only posted an OBP of .345.
The win got Mountain Valley back to even at 8-8-1. As for Oak Hill, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Mountain Valley will head out to take on Dirigo at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.81 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Oak Hill, they will host Spruce Mountain at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Phoenix have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.87 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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