It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Volcano Vista can now relate to. They fell 9-6 to the Los Lunas Tigers on Saturday. Volcano Vista was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Los Lunas apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Friday.
For Los Lunas' part, Isaiah Barela looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Los Lunas got a massive performance out of JJ Utash, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Allen Galaviz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Volcano Vista's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Los Lunas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
While Volcano Vista 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 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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