It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Walton can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs on Wednesday. South Walton's defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
South Walton got a good showing from Hunter Barber, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Barber has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Walton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Mandel, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Cardinal Gibbons' side, Brenden Trujillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
South Walton's loss dropped their record down to 21-11. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4-2 record this season.
As of now, neither South Walton nor Cardinal Gibbons have any future games scheduled.
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