Mountain View was the 5-4 winner over Cienega when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain View Mountain Lions suffered a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Cienega Bobcats on Thursday. Mountain View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Kintner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cienega's side, Joey Staiger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Staiger has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cienega got a big performance out of Lute Chavez, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Nano Lopez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-2. As for Cienega, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain View is on the road again on Friday to play Sunnyside at 6:00 p.m. Sunnyside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Cienega, they will head out on the road to challenge Ironwood Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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