It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Burlington can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wray Eagles by a score of 7-5 on Saturday. Burlington's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Burlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lenny Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Wray's side, Rydge Peterson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Peterson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Brodie Riggelman and Carson Rockwell did most of the damage at the plate: Riggelman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Rockwell scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Burlington's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Wray, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-15.
As of now, neither Burlington nor Wray have any future games scheduled.
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