It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southwest can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Broward Bobcats by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, with their most recent loss being a 6-0 defeat on Thursday.
Southwest got a good showing from Kaleb Hernandez, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Albert Bell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Orisjoe Valdes, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Southwest and nudges their season record down to 17-11. As for West Broward, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-11.
As of now, neither Southwest nor the Bobcats have any future games scheduled.
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