It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Durant had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Strawberry Crest Chargers by a score of 7-2. The win was familiar territory for Durant who now have ten in a row.
The team relied heavily on Brantley Hayward, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Morales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Strawberry Crest's side, they got a good showing from Brayden Dicerb, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dicerb has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Strawberry Crest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Cappucci, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base. Cappucci has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Durant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Strawberry Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Durant will square off against Newsome at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Newsome: 3.2, Durant: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Strawberry Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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