It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact American Heritage can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Broward Prep Eagles by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The Stallions haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Noah Garfinkel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, American Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Ashley, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
American Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 15-12. As for North Broward Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
While American Heritage had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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