It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Grand Lake can now relate to. They suffered a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of the East Beauregard Trojans on Friday. Grand Lake was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Beauregard apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2022.
Grand Lake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Benoit, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On East Beauregard's side, Caleb Johnson was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Johnson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jake Cooley was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Grand Lake's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-13-1. As for East Beauregard, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Grand Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Beauregard also has no future games currently scheduled.
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