It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Berks Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the James Buchanan Rockets by a score of 10-8 on Monday. Berks Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dennys Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Fidler, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Berks Catholic was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as James Buchanan didn't hit any.
On James Buchanan's side, they got a massive performance out of Jimmy Bell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Bell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Parker Summers, who went 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple.
Berks Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for James Buchanan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Berks Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for James Buchanan, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Eastern Lebanon County, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Lebanon County will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something James Buchanan surely won't give up without a fight.
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