It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sierra Grande can now relate to. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nucla Mustangs on Friday. Sierra Grande's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sierra Grande saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Ontiveros, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Ontiveros has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rolando Najera was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Nucla's side, Steele Arnold made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Arnold was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hemmy O'Brien, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Tackett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Sierra Grande's defeat dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Nucla, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10-1.
Sierra Grande will head out on the road to challenge Flatirons Academy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sierra Grande is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 15 runs per game this season. As for Nucla, they are on the road again on Friday to play Dove Creek at 2:00 p.m. Dove Creek has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.36 runs per game on average), something Nucla will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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