Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Mission Veterans Memorial couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Sharyland Rattlers by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Patriots haven't been shut out since back in February.
Gabriel Cantu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
Mission Veterans Memorial's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7. As for Sharyland, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-7-2.
While Mission Veterans Memorial 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 at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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