It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Petrolia can now relate to. They lost 14-2 to the Alvord Bulldogs on Friday. Petrolia just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Petrolia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Dunn, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Alvord's side, Jeremy Watson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Watson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alvord got a big performance out of Aidan Caporale, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Troye Baker, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Petrolia's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Alvord, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Petrolia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alvord, they will take on Tom Bean on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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