It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bear Creek can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to the Woodcreek Timberwolves, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Bear Creek has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Woodcreek's part, Bryson Ruiz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Ruiz has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Woodcreek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Barth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bear Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Woodcreek, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Bear Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Woodcreek, they will challenge West Park at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodcreek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so West Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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