It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Palm Beach Central can now relate to. They lost 11-4 to the Vero Beach Indians on Tuesday. Palm Beach Central just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
William Mencho was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Vero Beach's side, Finley Holmes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Holmes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holmes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Vero Beach got a great performance from Cody Morgan as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Morgan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Garret Srigley was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Romans, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Palm Beach Central now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Vero Beach, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
Palm Beach Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vero Beach, they will challenge Wellington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vero Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Wellington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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