It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Righetti can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. Joseph Knights by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Graysen Cole made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 4-for-6 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Niko Verduzco, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Righetti's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 23-5-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Righetti does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Liberty at 4:30 p.m. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.
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