It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sky View can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the Payson Lions on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for Sky View in their matchups with Payson: they've now lost three in a row.
Preslie Jensen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Rylie Beckstead was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Payson's side, Aydrie Christensen made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Christensen was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Christensen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Allie Callahan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Sky View's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Payson, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-9.
Sky View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Payson, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Snow Canyon at 12:00 p.m. Snow Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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