It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hillgrove can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the Brookwood Broncos on Wednesday. Hillgrove's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Brookwood's part, Jackson Barberi tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Barberi has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, John Beverley was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Boomer Rogozinski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hillgrove's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-12. As for Brookwood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-8.
While Hillgrove 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 at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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