After flying high against Chula Vista Learning Community Charter last Monday, Mountain Empire came back down to earth. The Mountain Empire Redhawks fell just short of the Ocean View Christian Patriots by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. Mountain Empire was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ocean View Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Christian Rose made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Michael Noble, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Ocean View Christian's side, Andrew Villalobos was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Ocean View Christian, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Mountain Empire will head out on the road to face off against Kearny at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kearny will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Mountain Empire surely won't give up without a fight. Ocean View Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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