It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Dade can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stoneman Douglas Eagles on Tuesday.
South Dade got a good showing from Brandon Roman, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On Stoneman Douglas' side, Alex Rodriguez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Benestad, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South Dade's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Stoneman Douglas, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
South Dade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stoneman Douglas, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Boca Raton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stoneman Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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