It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alexandria-Monroe can now relate to. They fell 3-0 to the Eastern Comets on Saturday. Alexandria-Monroe's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Aaron Matthews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Eastern's side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colt Snyder, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and a double.
Alexandria-Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Eastern, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8-1 record this season.
Alexandria-Monroe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastern, they are on the road again on Monday to play Madison-Grant at 1:00 p.m. Madison-Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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