It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Paloma Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Citrus Valley Blackhawks by a score of 2-1 on Friday. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 11-10 to the Blackhawks when the teams met back in March of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Brendon Harper made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. Landon Bowker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Paloma Valley and nudges their season record down to 14-14. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Citrus Valley, they pushed their record up to 14-14 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Paloma Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Citrus Valley, they will take on Irvine at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games the Vaqueros have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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