Fairview and Mountain Vista squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Fairview had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 back in March.
Fairview got a good showing from Liam Goetz, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Goetz gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.

Jack Espiritu-Niswonger
04/30/25 @ Skyline | 4 |
05/09/25 vs Horizon | 3 |
05/08/25 @ Centaurus | 3 |
04/29/25 vs Longmont | 3 |
05/16/25 @ Mountain Vista | 2 |
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At the plate, Fairview saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Espiritu-Niswonger, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs. The Knights are 7-2 when Espiritu-Niswonger posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Another was Tanner Craytor, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Fairview and nudges their season record down to 13-11. As for Mountain Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Fairview nor Mountain Vista have any future games scheduled.
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