It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Council Grove can now relate to. They lost 14-4 to the Rossville Bulldogs on Friday. Council Grove was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rossville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
For Rossville's part, Cameron Miller and Camden Horak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Miller tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Horak struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Miller scored two runs and stole two bases, while Horak scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rossville got a massive performance out of Brock Bush, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was JaKoby McDonnell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Council Grove's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Rossville, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-8.
As of now, neither Council Grove nor Rossville have any future games scheduled.
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