It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Diego can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sweetwater Red Devils by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. San Diego just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Phoenix Brant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, San Diego saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Sandoval, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, San Diego hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sweetwater struck out 12 times.
On Sweetwater's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Adrian Fierro gave up only one earned run on five hits.
San Diego's loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Sweetwater, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
San Diego does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sweetwater, they will head out on the road to challenge University City at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with University City sitting on 12 straight victories and Sweetwater on three.
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