Pine View and Park City squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Pine View had to settle for second. They fell 7-4 to the Park City Miners. Pine View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pine View got a good showing from Robbie Cardone, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cardone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pine View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Porter Campbell, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
On Park City's side, Griffen Rogers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Rogers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ashton Gurney and Justin Michaelis did most of the damage at the plate: Gurney scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Michaelis scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Royal Matthews, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Pine View's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Park City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Pine View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Park City, they are on the road again on Monday to play Timpanogos at 1:30 p.m. Timpanogos will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Park City surely won't give up without a fight.
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