It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mid Valley can now relate to. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES on Monday. Mid Valley's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mid Valley got a good showing from Cooper Lukasavage, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lukasavage has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mid Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Mills, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Mount Carmel's side, Johnny Morgante was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Gavin Lasko was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Mid Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Mount Carmel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Mid Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mount Carmel, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Trinity. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mount Carmel: 2.8, Trinity: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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