Mt. Pleasant and Tolman squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mt. Pleasant had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tolman Tigers by a score of 11-10. Mt. Pleasant has not had much luck with Tolman recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Erison Mieses was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Mieses was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jose Soto was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-6. Yadhiel Moya was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
Mt. Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Tolman, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Mt. Pleasant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tolman, they will head out on the road to challenge Rogers at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Rogers is on a three-game streak of home wins, Tolman a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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