It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sweetwater can now relate to. They lost 7-0 to the University City Centurions on Wednesday. Sweetwater's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For University City's part, Jack Clark made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Clark has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Clark was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mateo Torres-Chapa was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Josh Kaplan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Sweetwater dropped their record down to 17-10 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for University City, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Sweetwater will head out on the road to take on Valley Center at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Valley Center has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for University City, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Morse, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. University City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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