It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact University Prep can now relate to. They fell just short of the Durham Trojans by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Luca Snell was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Kaos Martin, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
University Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 19-10-1. As for Durham, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-8.
University Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durham, they will take on Winters at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Trojans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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