It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Payson can now relate to. They lost 12-1 to the Bear River Bears on Thursday. Payson has struggled against Bear River recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Payson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Callahan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Bear River's side, Katelyn Wilson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Wilson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bear River got a massive performance out of Luci Roche, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaya Towne, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Payson's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Bear River, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Payson nor Bear River have any future games scheduled.
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