The Mountain View Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain View has three straight victories, Tooele has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain View can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hunter with a sharp 23-4 win. While fans of Mountain View might be used to big wins, the 19-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Mountain View got a great performance from Max Heriford as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Elian Tortoledo was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Braiden Roberts was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Tooele's offense. They fell 4-0 to Clearfield on Tuesday. The game marked that first time this year in which Tooele was not able to get on the board.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Tooele, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Mountain View skirted past Tooele 14-13 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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