With a playoff game on the line, Payson rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Sky View Bobcats. The win was familiar territory for Payson who now have five in a row.
Aydrie Christensen made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Christensen was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Christensen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Allie Callahan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Sky View's side, Preslie Jensen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylie Beckstead, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Payson is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Sky View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.
Payson is on the road again on Wednesday to play Snow Canyon at 12:00 p.m. Snow Canyon knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Payson likes a good challenge. Sky View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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