It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Groveton can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the Garrison Bulldogs on Thursday. Groveton's loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
For Garrison's part, Groveton's batters probably weren't too happy with Dallas McFadden, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up two walks). McFadden has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Travis Burkhalter and Gatlan Holmes did most of the damage at the plate: Burkhalter scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Holmes scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of JT Regan, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Groveton's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-6. As for Garrison, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-8-2.
While Groveton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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