The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies will take on the Mountain View Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rocky Mountain 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 (Rocky Mountain was ranked sixth). The Grizzlies came up short against the Vikings on Tuesday, falling 6-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Rocky Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Wendt, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mountain View, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ridgevue an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Mavericks have won five games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mountain View also got a great performance from Ryder Hollifield as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Hollifield a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Tav Hiaring was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Hecox, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one stolen base.
Mountain View hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgevue struck out seven times.
Mountain View's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-6. As for Rocky Mountain, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-5 record.
Rocky Mountain couldn't quite finish off Mountain View when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Will the Grizzlies have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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