It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Atlantic can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Martin County Tigers on Monday. Atlantic has not had much luck with Martin County recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Atlantic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Krolikowski, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Martin County's side, Aidan McGucken tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. McGucken has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joseph Cuccurullo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Michael Sanchez was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Atlantic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Martin County, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Atlantic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Martin County, they will square off against West Boca Raton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Martin County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so West Boca Raton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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