It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Crown Point can now relate to. They lost 14-4 to the Lake Placid Bombers on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Crown Point in their matchups with Lake Placid: they've now lost eight in a row.
For Lake Placid's part, Vann Morrelli was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Morrelli has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Morrelli was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Lake Placid got a massive performance out of Owen Thomsen, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. William Landriault was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Crown Point's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lake Placid, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Crown Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Placid, they will challenge Bolton Central at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Placid's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Bolton Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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