It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Skyline can now relate to. They fell 5-1 to the Taylorsville Warriors on Saturday. Skyline's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Skyline got a good showing from Jack Ahmadpour, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Brooks Walker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Taylorsville's side, Daniel Healy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Healy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Healy was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Holden Cottle, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Skyline's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14. As for Taylorsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season.
While Skyline had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
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