It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Forrest County Agricultural can now relate to. They fell just short of the Northeast Jones Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Forrest County Agricultural couldn't push the score so high this time.
Forrest County Agricultural saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Forrest County Agricultural hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northeast Jones struck out six times.
On Northeast Jones' side, the team relied heavily on Kaden Padgett, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Forrest County Agricultural's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Northeast Jones, their win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
While Forrest County Agricultural had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Sunday.
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