It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Mountain can now relate to. They lost 26-9 to the Raton Tigers on Wednesday. East Mountain has not had much luck with Raton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Raton's part, Giana Marez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Marez was even better at the plate, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with a home run, five runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Raton got a massive performance out of Paige Lemons, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Marquez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
East Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Raton, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
East Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Raton, they will take on Dexter at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dexter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
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