It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Teresa can now relate to. They fell just short of the Grants Pirates by a score of 6-5 on Friday.
Sebastian Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Simpson, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Santa Teresa's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Grants, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
While Santa Teresa 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 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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