It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Plainedge can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wantagh Warriors by a score of 10-8 on Wednesday. One positive for Plainedge, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
For Wantagh's part, AJ Bardi and Ryan Conigliaro did most of the damage at the plate: Bardi scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Conigliaro scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Plainedge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Wantagh, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season.
Plainedge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wantagh, they will take on Clarke at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wantagh's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Clarke's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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