It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Venice can now relate to. They fell just short of the Windermere Wolverines by a score of 5-4 on Monday. Venice's defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Venice got a good showing from Simon Yochum, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, David Dubrule was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
On Windermere's side, Joey Waddingham looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Randy Ruiz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Head, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Venice's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-4. As for Windermere, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season.
Venice does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Windermere, they will square off against Timber Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windermere is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
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