It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Minerva can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Holmes Knights by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday. If the Lions were looking for revenge after losing 14-2 to the Knights when the teams met back in March of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Braydon Wood was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off only two hits. Wood was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Wood wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maverick Burchett, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Minerva's defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-15. As for West Holmes, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
As of now, neither Minerva nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.
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