It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Temple can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bacon County Raiders by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. Temple has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Reece Holloway was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off ten hits. Holloway was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Gage Andel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Temple's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Bacon County, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Temple does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bacon County, they will take on Bleckley County on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bacon County sitting on five straight wins and Bleckley County on 11.
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