It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Durant can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes on Tuesday. Durant has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Durant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick April-Gath, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Durant didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palm Harbor University only tossed ten.
On Palm Harbor University's side, Brandon Dees tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched. Dees has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Walker, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
Durant's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-5. As for Palm Harbor University, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Durant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palm Harbor University, they will head out on the road to take on Windermere at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Windermere will roll in looking for their 18th straight victory, something Palm Harbor University surely won't give up without a fight.
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