It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Side Community had no problem doing just that on Friday. They beat the Bryant Owls by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-3. The victory was nothing new for East Side Community as they're now sitting on eight straight.
For Bryant's part, Jeremy Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole six bases while going 1-for-2. Emmanuel Pichardo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
East Side Community pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bryant, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
East Side Community has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bowne at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bowne knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully East Side Community likes a good challenge. Bryant does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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