Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Victoria East couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Anderson Trojans on Thursday.
Ryan Steele was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Victoria East's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 30-6. As for Anderson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
While Victoria East 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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