It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nueva Esperanza can now relate to. They lost 15-4 to the Constitution Generals on Thursday. Nueva Esperanza was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Constitution apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Friday.
For Constitution's part, the team relied heavily on Jacob Nissley, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Nissley has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Jayden Gordy was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Nueva Esperanza's loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1. As for Constitution, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nueva Esperanza will face off against Archbishop Wood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Wood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Nueva Esperanza's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Constitution, they will head out on the road to challenge Central at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
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