It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rensselaer Central can now relate to. They fell just short of the River Forest Ingots by a score of 6-5 on Thursday.
For River Forest's part, Kaleb Short made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Short has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Short was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sebastian Collazo IV, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ahmad Sweezer, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Rensselaer Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for River Forest, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Rensselaer Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Forest, they will challenge Highland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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