It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Havasu can now relate to. They fell just short of the Apollo Hawks by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. Lake Havasu's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Landen Nigg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trevor Thompson and Tyler Thompson did some serious damage despite the final result: Thompson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double, while Thompson scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Deegan Cross was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Apollo's side, Nate Macias was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Lake Havasu's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9-1. As for Apollo, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Lake Havasu does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Apollo also has no future games currently scheduled.
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