It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Green Mountain can now relate to. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pueblo Central Wildcats on Saturday. Green Mountain has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Simon Lunsford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Green Mountain saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Prosser, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Pueblo Central's side, Zach Mehess made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Mehess was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Green Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Pueblo Central, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
As of now, neither Green Mountain nor Pueblo Central have any future games scheduled.
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