It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Park can now relate to. They fell just short of the Manteca Buffaloes by a score of  2-1 on Tuesday. West Park has now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
  Jessica Cochran spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two  runs (both of which were unearned)  on six hits.
 At the plate, West Park saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Mady Schultze, who  went 2-for-4 with a  double and  an  RBI.
 On Manteca's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in:  Nayellys Torres gave up one  run (which was  unearned)  on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Torres has been consistent recently: she hasn't  given up  more than two  walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
 On the hitting side,  the team  relied heavily on  Maleiah Garza, who  went 2-for-3 with a  double and  an  RBI.  Lauren Moncada was another key contributor,  scoring a  run and  stealing a base while  getting on base  in two of her four plate appearances.
 West Park's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Manteca, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with that  win, which was their fourth straight  at home.
 As of now, neither West Park nor Manteca have any future games scheduled.
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