It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Meade can now relate to. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers on Wednesday. Fort Meade has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Meade saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Cabrera, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Berkeley Prep's side, Rivers Kurland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. Kurland has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Joseph Troupe was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Fort Meade's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Berkeley Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Fort Meade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Berkeley Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Calvary Christian: 1.4, Berkeley Prep: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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