It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Centennial can now relate to. They lost 9-2 to the Norco Cougars on Thursday. The Huskies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 8-1.
Chris Chavez was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Jesse Mendoza was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Centennial and nudges their season record down to 18-9. As for Norco, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-8.
Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norco, they will challenge Laguna Beach at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Breakers' pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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