It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Woods Cross can now relate to. They fell just short of the Murray Spartans by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Woods Cross' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Beau Blackwell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Lythgoe, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Murray's side, Cooper Wilson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Woods Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Murray, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-4.
While Woods Cross 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 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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