It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Poly can now relate to. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Upland Highlanders on Thursday. The Bears were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Highlanders earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Keaton Pilliter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Malmberg, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Poly's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Upland, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 15-12-2.
Poly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upland, they will square off against Canyon at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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