In what's become a running theme this season, Mountain View gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past the Hoxie Mustangs 14-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
Trevor Downs made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Downs was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Grady Pitcock was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was RJ Baker, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Hoxie's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Glenn, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Hoxie, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Mountain View has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Salem at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Hoxie, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Melbourne at 4:00 p.m. Melbourne's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Hoxie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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