It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Capital can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Coeur d'Alene Vikings on Saturday.
For Coeur d'Alene's part, they got a great performance from Aidan Blanco as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Blanco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Owen Field, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Chase Saunders was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Coeur d'Alene, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
As of now, neither Capital nor Coeur d'Alene have any future games scheduled.
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