It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Riverdale Ridge can now relate to. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palmer Ridge Bears on Friday. Riverdale Ridge's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Dakota Alber was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Weber, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Riverdale Ridge was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post three or more doubles.
On Palmer Ridge's side, they got a massive performance out of Cooper Havenar, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Sergio Melendez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Riverdale Ridge's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Palmer Ridge, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13.
Riverdale Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmer Ridge, they will face off against Lewis-Palmer at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewis-Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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