It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Cruz Valley can now relate to. They fell 7-2 to the Morenci Wildcats on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richard Reyes Jr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Nathan Ruiz, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Morenci's side, the team relied heavily on Shane Seballos, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Lopez, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Santa Cruz Valley has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Morenci, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-12.
Santa Cruz Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morenci, they will head out on the road to square off against Horizon Honors on Friday. Horizon Honors' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Morenci's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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