Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Mountain View Prep couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the West-Oak Warriors by a score of 6-4 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Stars have suffered since April 22, 2025.

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Braley Richardson spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She also set a new season-high mark in RBI with four.
On the hitting side, Mountain View Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Sullivan, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain View Prep and nudges their season record down to 18-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for West-Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Mountain View Prep nor West-Oak have any future games scheduled.
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