It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Harbor Teacher can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-7 to the Monroe Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Harbor Teacher has not had much luck with Monroe recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Monroe's part, Miguel Gonzalez and Aaron Beltran made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gonzalez tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Beltran pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gonzalez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Beltran scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cesar Rojas, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Harbor Teacher's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Monroe, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Harbor Teacher by a score of 10-7 later that day.
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