It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Faith Lutheran can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the Coronado Cougars on Tuesday. Faith Lutheran's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Faith Lutheran got a good showing from Jordan Watkins, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Watkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Faith Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Gross, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Coronado's side, they let Vinny Kistle and Louis Dion loose on the outfield. Kistle went 2-for-2 with two runs and a triple, while Dion went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Faith Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 23-8-1. As for Coronado, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
Faith Lutheran will face off against Foothill at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Coronado, they will square off against Palo Verde at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palo Verde is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Coronado will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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