It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valencia can now relate to. They fell just short of the Moorpark Musketeers by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Valencia was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Moorpark apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.
Even though they lost, Valencia hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moorpark struck out nine times.
For Moorpark's part, the team relied heavily on Jacob Shannon-Wilkerson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Valencia's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-13-1. As for Moorpark, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-10-1.
Valencia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Moorpark, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Crean Lutheran at 3:15 p.m. The last five games Crean Lutheran has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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