It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Malakoff can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Rockdale Tigers on Thursday. Malakoff's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Malakoff saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zain Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Malakoff didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rockdale only tossed four.
On Rockdale's side, the team relied heavily on Cruz San Migel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Willard, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Malakoff's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Rockdale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Malakoff by a score of 9-6.
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