With a playoff game on the line, Peak to Peak rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Englewood Pirates. Winning may never get old, but Peak to Peak sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Owen Branscum, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tysen Burton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Englewood's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Perez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double. Another player making a difference was Christian Ayala, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Peak to Peak's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for Englewood, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Peak to Peak will square off against University at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Peak to Peak: 4, University: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Englewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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