Dixie and Snow Canyon squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Dixie had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Snow Canyon Warriors by a score of 4-2. Dixie's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Dixie saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Yates, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Snow Canyon's side, they got a great performance from Kyson Goates as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Goates has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Makaio Swensen, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Crew Secrist, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Dixie's defeat dropped their record down to 27-4. As for Snow Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
While Dixie had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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