Mountainside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Westview Wildcats by a score of 3-2. Mountainside was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Westview apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Lucas Plenart was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Mountainside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Montgomery, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Mountainside has fallen quite a ways from their 22-7 record last season and are now at 1-8. As for Westview, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
While Mountainside had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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