It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chaparral can now relate to. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Pius X Sartans on Friday. Chaparral's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Chaparral saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Ramos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On St. Pius X's side, Ruben Jepsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Jepsen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for St. Pius X, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
While Chaparral had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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