It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pine Creek can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles by a score of 7-5 on Saturday. Pine Creek has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tanner Peerey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Ethan Olson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Mountain Vista's side, Grant Shepardson tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits. Shepardson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Spike Magill was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pine Creek's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Mountain Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12-1 record this season.
Pine Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Vista, they will head out on the road to square off against Cherry Creek at 2:40 p.m. on Saturday. The last seven games Mountain Vista has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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