It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Maple Mountain had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clearfield Falcons a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Maple Mountain has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Chase Johnston's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Maple Mountain's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colby Warren, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Maple Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Clearfield, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-14.
Maple Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Clearfield: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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