It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wellington had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Park Vista Cobras. For Wellington, this counts as revenge for the 4-0 loss Park Vista walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Wellington's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Goncalves, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Park Vista's side, Ethan Mattison was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Mattison has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, Park Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wellington only tossed three.
Wellington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-14 record this season. As for Park Vista, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-12.
Wellington will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Vero Beach at 7:00 p.m. Vero Beach's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Wellington's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Park Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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