It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Putnam County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Worth County Rams by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Putnam County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
WADE JOHNSTON spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Putnam County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TANNER LUKENS, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Dodd, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Putnam County's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-14. As for Worth County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 22-7 record this season.
Putnam County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Worth County, they will take on Brantley County on Wednesday. Worth County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Brantley County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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