It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Vista can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Cherry Creek Bruins on Saturday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Mountain Vista was not able to get on the board.
Mountain Vista got a good showing from Chase Ruden, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On Cherry Creek's side, Ryan Falke tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Falke has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cherry Creek let Mason Scott and Eddie Esquivel loose on the outfield. Scott went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double, while Esquivel scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13-1. As for Cherry Creek, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4-1.
Mountain Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cherry Creek, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Chaparral, where first pitch is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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