It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Western Branch can now relate to. They fell just short of the Glen Allen Jaguars by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. Western Branch's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Western Branch got a good showing from Gavin Biernot, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Biernot has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Western Branch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Markise Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Western Branch's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Glen Allen, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Western Branch nor Glen Allen have any future games scheduled.
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