Mountain View put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Meridian Warriors with a sharp 14-5 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mountain View considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Mountain View got a great performance from Conner Marshall as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Mountain View let Carson Lupton and Cade Burnham loose on the outfield. Lupton scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Burnham scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Schellhammer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Meridian's side, Caleb Boydston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Mikkeal Orosco was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Meridian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Mountain View will challenge Madison at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meridian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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