It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Arlington Heights can now relate to. They fell just short of the Centennial Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Jayden Hernandez made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Arlington Heights' loss dropped their record down to 17-13-1. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Arlington Heights will challenge Cleburne at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial will be paying especially close attention to the Yellowjackets' game: after the Yellowjackets face off against the Yellowjackets, they'll take on Centennial again at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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