It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mineral County can now relate to. They lost 16-1 to the Smith Valley Bulldogs on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Serpents couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mineral County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryker Musselman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Mineral County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Smith Valley, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-2.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mineral County is taking a road trip to take on Pahranagat Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Serpents' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 12.5 runs per game this season. As for Smith Valley, they will square off against Liberty Baptist Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.14 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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