It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact El Dorado can now relate to. They fell just short of the Venture Academy Mustangs by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one run.
El Dorado saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clay Garrett, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Garrison Ewing was another, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
El Dorado's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-13. As for Venture Academy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
El Dorado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Venture Academy, they will take on Hughson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Huskies have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season.
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