It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Vista can now relate to. They came up short against the Columbine Rebels on Friday, falling 18-8. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Golden Eagles, who fell 3-1 when the teams last met back in September of 2022.
Emmy Munoz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rachel West, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Mountain Vista was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 39.3%.
Mountain Vista moved to 8-16 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Columbine, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Mountain Vista will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Castle View at 11:15 a.m. Castle View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Columbine, they and Greeley West are set to duel on Friday. Columbine will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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