Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Springville couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Houston Academy Raiders by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Springville and nudges their season record down to 49-7-1. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 43-8 Moody (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.4% over those games). As for Houston Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season.
Springville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Houston Academy, they will challenge Moody at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Blue Devils will roll in looking for their 21st straight win, something the Raiders surely won't give up without a fight.
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