It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Western can now relate to. They fell just short of the Palmyra Cougars by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that South Western has lost by exactly two runs.
Colby Bealing made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, South Western hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
South Western has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-5 record this season. As for Palmyra, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
South Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmyra, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lower Dauphin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Palmyra: 2.7, Lower Dauphin: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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