It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pinellas Park can now relate to. They fell just short of the Countryside Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Pinellas Park has not had much luck with Countryside recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Adam Wehse was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On Countryside's side, Ian Strickland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Strickland has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Pinellas Park's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Countryside, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-12.
Pinellas Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Countryside, they will head out on the road to face off against East Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Lake: 1.6, Countryside: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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