With a playoff game on the line, Mountain View rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Eagle Mustangs out 5-3. The win was nothing new for Mountain View as they're now sitting on three straight.
Conner Marshall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Judge, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Mountain View has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Eagle, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4.
Mountain View is on the road again on Friday to play Rocky Mountain at 4:00 p.m. As for Eagle, they will face off against Middleton at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Middleton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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