It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain View can now relate to. They fell 10-6 to the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies on Friday. Mountain View's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Preston Flournoy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Perry, who went 4-for-5 with two RBI.
On Rocky Mountain's side, Colby Chambers tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Chambers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeff Thompson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Mathis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Rocky Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Mountain View will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Lake City at 12:30 p.m. Lake City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rocky Mountain, they will take on Owyhee at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Owyhee will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Rocky Mountain surely won't give up without a fight.
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