It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Erie can now relate to. They fell just short of the McDowell Trojans by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Erie's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
For McDowell's part, Anthony Iacobucci looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, McDowell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hower, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Erie's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for McDowell, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Erie nor McDowell have any future games scheduled.
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