It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sunset can now relate to. They fell just short of the Killian Cougars by a score of 11-9 on Wednesday. Sunset was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Killian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Nicholas Roca put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Roca was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Angel Santiago was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Damian Leyva was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Sunset's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Killian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-16 record this season.
Sunset is on the road again on Wednesday to play American Heritage at 7:00 p.m. American Heritage is coming into the matchup with five straight losses at home, meaning Sunset will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Killian will take on Key West at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. Key West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Killian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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