It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kiowa can now relate to. They lost 16-1 to the Simla Cubs on Saturday. Kiowa was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Simla's pitcher proved too tough.
For Simla's part, Caston Cox made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Cox has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cox was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Treven Kochera was a standout: he scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was T.J. Eurich, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3.
Kiowa's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Simla, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Kiowa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Simla, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Evangel Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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