It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Fe can now relate to. They fell just short of the Kingwood Park Panthers by a score of 5-4 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.
Trenton Lewis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one).
On the hitting side, Johnathan Baccinelli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Jayce Richardson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Santa Fe and nudges their season record down to 17-13. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Kingwood Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-7-1 record this season.
Santa Fe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kingwood Park, they will face off against Weiss on Saturday. The Wolves will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something the Panthers surely won't give up without a fight.
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