It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vista Grande can now relate to. They fell just short of the American Leadership Academy Patriots by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Vista Grande in their matchups with American Leadership Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
For American Leadership Academy's part, they got a great performance from Xander Mcrae as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Mcrae has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isaac Douglass was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Seth Nielson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Vista Grande's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-11. As for American Leadership Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
Vista Grande does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Leadership Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Mica Mountain at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mica Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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