It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Monica can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Chino Hills Huskies on Friday. Santa Monica's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Santa Monica saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blue Hunter, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Chino Hills' side, Brody Buoncristiani made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Buoncristiani has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Buoncristiani was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Monica's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Chino Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8-2 record this season.
As of now, neither Santa Monica nor Chino Hills have any future games scheduled.
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