It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fox Creek can now relate to. They fell just short of the Strom Thurmond Rebels by a score of 3-1 on Monday. It was the first time this season that Fox Creek let down their fans at home.
Will Fountain was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Fountain has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fountain was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fox Creek's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5-1. As for Strom Thurmond, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
As of now, neither Fox Creek nor Strom Thurmond have any future games scheduled.
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