It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Girard can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Harbor Creek Huskies on Tuesday. Girard has struggled against Harbor Creek recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Girard saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Kibbe, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Harbor Creek's side, Sam LaFuria made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. LaFuria has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. LaFuria was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Heath Betza looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jason Dolak, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Vaughn, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Girard's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Harbor Creek, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
As of now, neither Girard nor Harbor Creek have any future games scheduled.
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