It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Desert Hills had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Payson Lions as they made off with a 9-1 win. Desert Hills might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Lulu West was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. West has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. West was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Campbell Tate, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Riley Greene was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Payson's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alli Drake, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Desert Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Payson, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-10.
As of now, neither Desert Hills nor Payson have any future games scheduled.
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