Melbourne is 7-1 against Mountain View since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Melbourne Bearkatz will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain View Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. Melbourne will be looking to keep their 22-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Melbourne put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Newport 18-3.
Kallie Thornton made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Thornton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thornton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maggie Pierson was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6. Katelynn Miller was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Mountain View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Cavemen as they made off with an 11-4 victory. Considering Mountain View has won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Melbourne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Melbourne was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-4. Does Melbourne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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