Mountain View has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Brooke Point Black Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Brooke Point's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain View is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Colonial Forge on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Savannah Ballou spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Amanda Ashe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Lisa Payne was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brooke Point was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 10-6 to Massaponax.
Mountain View's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2-1. As for Brooke Point, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Mountain View took their win against Brooke Point in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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