Mountain View topples Thompson Valley in windy slugfest

Thompson Valley’s home diamond was an absolute hitter’s paradise on Tuesday afternoon. With strong winds blowing out, the Eagles (15-6, 13-3 Class 4A Longs Peak League) and crosstown rival Mountain View (7-13, 6-10 LPL) combined for 53 runs and 48 hits, including seven that left the yard. When the final out was recorded after nearly three hours of baseball, Mountain View came out on top, 31-22. The game’s chaos peaked when the Mountain Lions enjoyed a seventh-inning rally for the ages. Down five runs with only three outs to work with, MVHS rattled off 19 runs while bringing 23 batters...