It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Calhoun can now relate to. They came up short against the Douglas County West Falcon on Thursday, falling 12-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pioneers of the 11-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Wednesday.
Fort Calhoun saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Benoit, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fort Calhoun hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
Fort Calhoun's loss dropped their record down to 27-7. As for Douglas County West, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-8.
Fort Calhoun does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Douglas County West, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Bishop Neumann at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Neumann: 2.2, Douglas County West: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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