The Mountain View Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Mountain View faced Owyhee in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mountain View wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Owyhee. Mountain View has struggled against Owyhee recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Grizzle, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a run.
Even though they lost, Mountain View was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Middleton. That's two games in a row now that Rocky Mountain has lost by exactly five runs.
Rocky Mountain also got a good showing from Jake Matson, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Matson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Mountain View's record is now 7-6. As for Rocky Mountain, their record now sits at 7-6.
Mountain View came up short against Rocky Mountain in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. Can Mountain View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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