It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Riverton can now relate to. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lehi Pioneers on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Riverton in their matchups with Lehi: they've now lost nine in a row.
Riverton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Edwards, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Edwards has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Lehi's side, they got a great performance from Brayden Hansen as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mays Madsen, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Boston Drakulich was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Riverton's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Lehi, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Riverton will square off against Syracuse at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lehi, they will square off against American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as American Fork comes in on 11 and Lehi on seven.
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