Mountain View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Gunn Titans out 8-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mountain View also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Mountain View got a great performance from Wes Harwell as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Harwell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Xu, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Orrock, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Gunn, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Mountain View will be playing at home against Santa Clara at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Clara is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Gunn, they will head out on the road to challenge San Mateo at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. San Mateo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Gunn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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