It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Platteview can now relate to. They fell just short of the Adams Central Patriots by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. Platteview's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Dezmond Straatman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Platteview hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adams Central struck out six times.
On Adams Central's side, Nick Conant made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Conant was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Conant wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Reichstein, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Platteview's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Adams Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Platteview will challenge Mount Michael Benedictine at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Adams Central, they will challenge Lincoln Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Adams Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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