It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Cherry can now relate to. They fell just short of the Laurel Spartans by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. If the Rangers were looking for revenge after losing 7-5 to the Spartans when the teams met back in May of 2018, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Colton Temple put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Ben Demascal was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Fort Cherry's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Laurel, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Spartans beat Fort Cherry by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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