Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Vancleave couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They lost 12-4 to the South Jones Braves on Monday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this contest were averaging 4.06 runs allowed.
Vancleave saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Harper, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Vancleave's loss dropped their record down to 26-7. As for South Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
While Vancleave had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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