It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mead can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southridge Suns by a score of 4-3 on Saturday.
For Southridge's part, Jabari Simon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. Simon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nicholas Wade was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Mead's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Southridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Mead does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cheney at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cheney is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Southridge will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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