It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Poly can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sylmar Spartans by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Poly has lost by just one run.
For Sylmar's part, Alex Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Martinez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Poly's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Sylmar, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-5.
Poly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sylmar, they will head out on the road to face off against Bell at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Sylmar is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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