It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Floresville can now relate to. They fell just short of the Calallen Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. Floresville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Calallen apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Friday.
Aiden Juarez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Floresville was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calallen didn't hit any.
On Calallen's side, Drayton Mitchell made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mitchell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was RJ Cruz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Matt Lopez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Floresville's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-9-3. As for Calallen, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-9 record this season.
Floresville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Calallen, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Needville. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Needville: 3.4, Calallen: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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