The Mountain View Bears will square off against the Northview Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Monday, Mountain View beat Central Gwinnett 9-5. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Black Knights recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Mountain View saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brech, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Brech has posted since back in March of 2024. Grayson Weed also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Mountain View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Northview sidestepped North Springs for a 6-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Logan Brown tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Schmidt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Nelson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northview's win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
