It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Downey can now relate to. They fell just short of the Rocklin Thunder by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Downey has lost by exactly two runs.
For Rocklin's part, their victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cash Brennan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Munoz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Downey and nudges their season record down to 14-15. As for Rocklin, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8.
Downey does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rocklin, they will square off against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Rocklin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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