It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Goleman can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators by a score of 4-3 on Monday. Goleman was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Hialeah Gardens apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Angel Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Goleman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Landrove, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and a triple.
On Hialeah Gardens' side, Ryan Valdes looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Carlos Victorero was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Nicholas Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Goleman's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-13. As for Hialeah Gardens, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Goleman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hialeah Gardens, they will take on Columbus on Tuesday. Hialeah Gardens is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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