It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northeast can now relate to. They lost 17-9 to the Samuel Fels Panthers on Thursday. Northeast's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
David Rivas put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Rivas was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gerald Simon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Ramirez, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Like Northeast, Samuel Fels also got a great game from a two-way player: Keury Perez-Checo. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Perez-Checo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Perez-Checo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Samuel Perez-Montano was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Dean Paulino was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.
Northeast's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Samuel Fels, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
As of now, neither Northeast nor Samuel Fels have any future games scheduled.
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