It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cottonwood can now relate to. They lost 8-1 to the Dixie Flyers on Friday. Cottonwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cottonwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Wayman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Dixie's side, they got a great performance from Jake Andreas as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Ridge Erickson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Isaac Zepf was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Cottonwood's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Dixie, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-3.
Cottonwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dixie, they will challenge Ridgeline at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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