It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mansfield can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Rockwall Yellowjackets on Thursday. Mansfield's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
For Rockwall's part, Keller Lindeman tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Lindeman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Pearson Riebock, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Dylan Cheek was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Mansfield's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8-1. As for Rockwall, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9-3 record this season.
While Mansfield 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 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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