It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Aurora can now relate to. They fell just short of the University School Preppers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Aurora was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as University School apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.
Ryan Tierney made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Aurora's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for University School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season.
Aurora will head out on the road to square off against Chardon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Aurora's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Chardon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for University School, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cloverleaf at 5:00 p.m. University School will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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