Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Gaither couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Sickles Gryphons by a score of 8-7 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Gryphons this season, with their most recent defeat being a 1-0 loss on Friday.
Gaither got a big performance out of Ryan Deak, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Yenier Chirinos, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Gaither and nudges their season record down to 22-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Sickles, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-8.
Gaither does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sickles, they will face off against Land O' Lakes at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The Gryphons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Gators have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.
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