It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Fork can now relate to. They lost 10-2 to the American Heritage Patriots on Thursday. South Fork was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as American Heritage apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
South Fork saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Wiggins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Greg Neu was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On American Heritage's side, Antonio Turco-Rivas looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Turco-Rivas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Zack Wilson and Rafael Furcal did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson went 2-for-2 with three RBI, while Furcal scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Ramirez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
South Fork has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season. As for American Heritage, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-10.
As of now, neither South Fork nor American Heritage have any future games scheduled.
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