Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Red Mountain couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They lost 19-9 to the O'Connor Eagles on Wednesday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Mountain Lions, who until this game were averaging 3.28 runs allowed.

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Saige Peters was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Westra, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs.
Red Mountain's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5-1. As for O'Connor, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-10.
Red Mountain has already played their next contest (against Mountain View), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for O'Connor, they will square off against Pinnacle on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pioneers have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season.
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