It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Juan can now relate to. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beaver Beavers on Saturday. San Juan's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
San Juan got a good showing from Jaiten Knight, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Corbin Middleton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2. Jagger Nieves was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Beaver's side, Deegan Bailey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Bailey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bailey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Deegan Blackner, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
San Juan's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Beaver, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
San Juan will face off against Parowan at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Juan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Beaver, they will take on Kanab at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kanab knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Beaver likes a good challenge.
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