It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monte Vista can now relate to. They fell just short of the Imperial Tigers by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. Monte Vista was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Imperial apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Justyn Stone was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
On Imperial's side, Angel Barron made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barron has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Barron was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Jacob Gastelum was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Ares Velarde was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Monte Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 21-11-1. As for Imperial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Monte Vista nor Imperial have any future games scheduled.
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