It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain View had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Payson Lions with a sharp 11-1 win. This was a revenge matchup for Mountain View, as the team was forced to settle for an 8-6 defeat when these two played on Saturday.
Noa Ioane tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elian Tortoledo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hernando Chaparro was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Payson's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxton Haveron, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Mountain View's victory bumped their record up to 11-17. As for Payson, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 11-17.
Mountain View will head out on the road to challenge Snow Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Snow Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. Payson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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