It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Argonaut can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ripon Christian Knights by a score of 4-3 on Monday. Argonaut was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ripon Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2020.
For Ripon Christian's part, Dustin Hoekstra was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Hoekstra has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hoekstra was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Grant Sonke was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Joshua Buffalow was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Argonaut has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Ripon Christian, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-8.
While Argonaut had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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