It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Huntington Beach can now relate to. They fell just short of the Corona Panthers by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Huntington Beach's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Tyler Bellerose was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, CJ Weinstein made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Corona's side, Seth Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Hernandez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Ebel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Huntington Beach's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-9. As for Corona, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season.
Huntington Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Corona, they will square off against Harvard-Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Harvard-Westlake: 2.6, Corona: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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