After a string of three wins, Mountain Vista's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Castle View Sabercats by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Mountain Vista couldn't push the score so high this time.
Austin Graber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Mountain Vista saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Beffel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Beffel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Castle View's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Matthew Potter gave up just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Tommy Feldhake was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Vista dropped their record down to 5-8-1 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Castle View, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Mountain Vista will head out on the road to challenge Heritage at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Castle View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglas County at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Douglas County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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