It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fruitland can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sugar-Salem Diggers by a score of 4-3 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Fruitland of the 11-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Fruitland saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coye Coffman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Fruitland was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
Fruitland's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Sugar-Salem, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
Fruitland is on the road again on Saturday to play Kimberly at 12:30 p.m. Kimberly will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Fruitland surely won't give up without a fight. Sugar-Salem does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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