The Mountain View Wildcats will face off against the Hylton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Hylton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They didn't even let Charles J. Colgan on the board, marking the Wildcats' second-straight 5-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Hylton hadn't done well against Forest Park recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Alanis Layne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Luana Plummer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hylton, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
Everything went Mountain View's way against Hylton in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Mountain View made off with a 22-2 win. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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