It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Malakoff can now relate to. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockdale Tigers on Friday. Malakoff has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Rockdale's part, the team relied heavily on Mario Casarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Layton Mogford, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Malakoff's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Rockdale, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-6-1.
Malakoff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rockdale, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against West. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rockdale: 3.2, West: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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