It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Viewpoint can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colony Titans on Friday. Viewpoint's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
For Colony's part, Steven Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Gonzales has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carlos Barba, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Viewpoint's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Colony, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-6-1.
Viewpoint does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colony, they will head out on the road to face off against Rancho Mirage at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Colony is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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