It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valley Center can now relate to. They fell just short of the Morse Tigers by a score of 7-5 on Wednesday. Valley Center's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Daniel Subish was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Michael Bray, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Morse's side, Chris Marquez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. Marquez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marcus Westover and Fernando Jauregui did most of the damage at the plate: Westover scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Jauregui scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of David Simmons, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Valley Center's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-12. As for Morse, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Valley Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morse, they will head out on the road to challenge University City at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. University City is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Morse a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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