It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Green Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Palo Verde Panthers by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. Green Valley has not had much luck with Palo Verde recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Connor Apeceche was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Shaw Jr., who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Palo Verde's side, Luke Herrera was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Drew Kaplan was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Green Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 14-18. As for Palo Verde, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 23-10.
Green Valley will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Liberty at 4:00 p.m. The last four games Liberty has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Palo Verde, they will square off against Coronado at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Coronado will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Palo Verde surely won't give up without a fight.
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