Ridgevue hasn't had much luck against Mountain View recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Warhawks will square off against the Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Ridgevue knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Mountain View likes a good challenge.
Ridgevue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Middleton, who was ranked fourth at the time (Ridgevue was ranked 17th). The Warhawks fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 11-10 on Friday. While the Warhawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 4-0 in the first period.
Zach Forster made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was his first of the season. Jaxon Johnson was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Owyhee on Friday and fell 7-6. The Mavericks haven't had much luck with the Storm recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Preston Flournoy and Carson Lupton did some serious damage despite the final result: Flournoy scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Lupton scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ridgevue suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 6-3-1. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Ridgevue couldn't quite get it done against Mountain View when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 9-4. Can the Warhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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