Mountain Crest and Desert Hills squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mountain Crest had to settle for second. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Desert Hills Thunder. The defeat continues a trend for Mountain Crest in their matchups with Desert Hills: they've now lost three in a row.
Mountain Crest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aspen Leishman, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Desert Hills' side, Lulu West made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. West has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. West was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, Hallee Heath was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Riley Greene, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Mountain Crest's loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Desert Hills, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Mountain Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Desert Hills, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Bear River at 12:00 p.m. Desert Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Bear River's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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