It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Capitan can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Eunice Cardinals on Wednesday. Capitan has not had much luck with Eunice recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Caden Griffin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Eunice's side, Billy Blevins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Blevins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eunice got a big performance out of Kevin Garcia, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Braelon Jeter was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Eunice, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Capitan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eunice, they will take on Tularosa at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Tularosa will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Eunice surely won't give up without a fight.
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