The Summit Academy Bears and the Mountain View Bruins will meet on Monday for a tough Bear Battle. Summit Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Summit Academy fell victim to North Sanpete and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 11-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain View). They put the hurt on Hunter with a sharp 21-1 win on Friday. The Bruins have beaten the Wolverines the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wolverines has come to flipping the script.
Noa Ioane looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Josh Hair was a standout: he scored four runs while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dexter Clark, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Mountain View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Summit Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Summit Academy might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Mountain View in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Will Summit Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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