It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Manatee can now relate to. They lost 4-0 to the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Lakewood Ranch this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 last Thursday.
Manatee has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-11-2 record this season. As for Lakewood Ranch, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 13-1-3.
Manatee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakewood Ranch, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-2 defeat against Parrish Community on the 26th.
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