It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Moniteau can now relate to. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have not had much luck with Redbank Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Dawson Cook was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Cook has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Redbank Valley's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Wagner, who went 2-for-5 with a triple.
Moniteau's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8-1. As for Redbank Valley, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Moniteau is on the road again on Monday to play Seton LaSalle at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Moniteau: 2.7, Seton LaSalle: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Redbank Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Burgettstown at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Burgettstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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