Baseball Recap: Leon sees their postseason come to a close

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 5:59pm

Baseball Recap: Leon Cougars vs. Shelbyville Dragons

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Leon can now relate to. They fell just short of the Shelbyville Dragons by a score of 6-4 on Thursday.

For Shelbyville's part, their win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dallas Murry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Murry has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Parker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Leon has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. As for Shelbyville, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.

While Leon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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