It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Iroquois West can now relate to. They lost 12-1 to the Oakwood Comets on Monday. The loss continues a trend for Iroquois West in their matchups with Oakwood: they've now lost four in a row.
For Oakwood's part, Alec Harrison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Oakwood got a big performance out of Brody Taflinger, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cort Vermillion, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Iroquois West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Oakwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
Iroquois West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oakwood, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Joseph-Ogden at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Oakwood is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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