It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Augustine can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. John Bosco Braves by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ryan Popkins
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St. Augustine got a good showing from Ryan Popkins, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Popkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tyler Wick was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 20-12-1. As for St. John Bosco, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 28-4.
St. Augustine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. John Bosco, they will host Villa Park at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Braves 1.9, the Spartans 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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