It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wicksburg can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ariton Purple Cats by a score of 4-3 on Friday. Wicksburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabe Glover made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Colon, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Ariton's side, the team relied heavily on Addison Senn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Easton Kilpatrick was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Wicksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 22-6. As for Ariton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8-1 record this season.
Wicksburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ariton, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Reeltown at 7:00 p.m. Ariton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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