~ Mystic Valley Eagles Sports ~ MV baseball team posts 4-1 CAC win over Minuteman Tech

By Emily Brennan

Senior Jack Mangone was dominant on the mound, allowing just two hits and striking out nine over seven innings to lead the Mystic Valley baseball team to a 4-1 victory over Minuteman Tech on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Eagles improved to 5-3 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference and have now won four games in a row. Mangone kept the Revolution in check, surrendering only two single hits through the first six innings. Minuteman Tech managed their lone run in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Mystic Valley’s strong performance.

Mangone also set the tone offensively, leading off the game with a double smashed down the left field line. He quickly scored on a hard-hit single to center field by Joshua Stover, who later came around to score himself after stealing a base and being driven in by Liam Powers on a fielder’s choice. Mystic Valley extended its lead to 3-0 in the fifth inning and added an insurance run in the seventh to make it 4-0 before Minuteman got on the board.

Mystic Valley (5-3) will look to keep the momentum going when they face Somerville on Thursday, May 1, at 4:15 p.m. at Rotondi Field.