It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Pleasant can now relate to. They lost 9-2 to the Rogers Vikings on Tuesday. Mt. Pleasant has not had much luck with Rogers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mt. Pleasant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Soto, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Soto has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Rogers' side, Darren Carter was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Benjamin Borgueta was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mt. Pleasant's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for Rogers, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5-1.
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Juanita Sanchez Complex on Wednesday. Mt. Pleasant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Juanita Sanchez Complex's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rogers, they will square off against Tolman on Wednesday. Tolman will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Rogers surely won't give up without a fight.
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