It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Fernando can now relate to. They fell just short of the Banning Pilots by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. San Fernando's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Andres Salazar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Carlos, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Banning's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phillip Melgoza, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chris Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
San Fernando's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Banning, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-13.
San Fernando does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Banning, they will face off against Verdugo Hills at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Banning: 3.6, Verdugo Hills: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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