It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Payson can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mountain View Bruins by a score of 17-16 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (15), Payson still had to take the loss.
Brigzen Houser was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 6.1 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Houser was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-8.
In other batting news, Porter Beckstead stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in five of his eight plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tyler Quarnberg, who got on base in five of his eight plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
Even though they lost, Payson kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
On Mountain View's side, the team relied heavily on Hernando Chaparro, who got on base in five of his seven plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Garcia, who got on base in three of his seven plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Payson's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Payson beat Mountain View by a score of 8-6.
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