It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marked Tree can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the West Side Eagles on Thursday. Marked Tree has not had much luck with West Side recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For West Side's part, Jacob Carlton made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Carlton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Carlton was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keegan Towell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Marked Tree's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for West Side, their victory bumped their record up to 22-3.
Marked Tree does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Side, they will face off against Hillcrest at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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