It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Albany can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Sonoma Valley Dragons on Tuesday. Albany was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Sonoma Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Albany got a good showing from Eric Kim, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Albany saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Richards, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Sonoma Valley's side, Johnny Campbell was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Andrew Bonfigli was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Albany and nudges their season record down to 16-10. As for Sonoma Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season.
Albany does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sonoma Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Bishop O'Dowd at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Dowd's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Sonoma Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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