It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Canyon View can now relate to. They fell just short of the Emery Spartans by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Canyon View's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Canyon View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Trujillo, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Emery's side, Katelyn Nielson and Brooklynn Ekker did most of the damage at the plate: Nielson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Ekker scored a run while going 2-for-4. Nielson is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played.
Canyon View's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Emery, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Canyon View will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Juan Diego Catholic at 4:45 p.m. Canyon View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Emery, they will challenge Morgan at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Emery's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Morgan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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