It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact American Heritage can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to the Sunset Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. American Heritage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elias Raptis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, American Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Tralongo, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Sunset's side, the team relied heavily on Lucas Arcaute, who went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Santiago, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
American Heritage's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-12. As for Sunset, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
American Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sunset, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Mater Lakes Academy at 7:00 p.m.
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