Mountain Ridge and Layton squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Mountain Ridge had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 6-4. The Sentinels were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lancers earlier this season, when they won 5-0.
Mountain Ridge got a good showing from McKay Callahan, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Callahan gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Ryker Morton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Layton, they moved to 11-15 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
While Mountain Ridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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