It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kearns can now relate to. They lost 13-4 to the Viewmont Vikings on Monday. Kearns' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it seven in a row.
Haylee Heaton was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Heaton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Kallie Stocking was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Stephani Serna was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Like Kearns, Viewmont also got a great game from a two-way player: Molly Roberts. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Roberts was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kennedy Embrey, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Peyton Burningham, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Kearns' loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Viewmont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-13.
While Kearns had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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