It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Roybal can now relate to. They fell just short of the King/Drew Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Roybal couldn't push the score so high this time.
For King/Drew's part, Danilo Meade was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Meade has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Meade was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hades Carranza, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Roybal's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for King/Drew, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Roybal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for King/Drew, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Eagle Rock at 3:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Eagle Rock: 3.9, King/Drew: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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