It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East can now relate to. They lost 16-1 to the Cyprus Pirates on Monday. That's two games in a row now that East has lost by exactly 15 runs.
East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Griggs, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
On Cyprus' side, Kava Haiola was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Sydney Julio was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
East's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Cyprus, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
While East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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