Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Poston Butte couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Deer Valley Skyhawks by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Poston Butte's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Deer Valley's part, not much got past Adyson Ordway, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Poston Butte off the board. Ordway has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Deer Valley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jade Mineer, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Poston Butte's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Deer Valley, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-8.
Poston Butte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Deer Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Canyon del Oro at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Canyon del Oro is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Deer Valley a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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