Baseball Recap: Vista Grande Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Casa Grande	12
03/28/25 @ North Canyon	10
03/14/25 @ Flowing Wells	10
03/06/25 @ Rincon/University	10
04/24/25 @ Mountain View	9

Vista Grande owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mountain View Mountain Lions as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

The result came thanks to Jayan Ybarra's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Vista Grande is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11-1 otherwise.

At the plate, Ruben Baca was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Thomas Ortega also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Vista Grande kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only managed one hit.

Vista Grande's win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-12-1. As for Mountain View, their loss was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-19.

Coming up, Vista Grande will host Sunnyside at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Devils will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Spartans surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mountain View, they are taking a road trip to square off against Ironwood Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.