It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bridgeland can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to The Woodlands Highlanders on Friday. Bridgeland's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
For The Woodlands' part, Caleb Holifield was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Holifield has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Holifield was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Hubert, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Declan Magee was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bridgeland's defeat dropped their record down to 27-10. As for The Woodlands, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13-2 record this season.
While Bridgeland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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