Rocky Mountain waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Mountain View Mavericks. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Rocky Mountain also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Lincoln Mathis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rocky Mountain's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Wendt, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Mountain View's side, Davey Green was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Carson Lupton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Rocky Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Rocky Mountain will head out on the road to square off against Owyhee at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Owyhee is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Rocky Mountain a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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