It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Peotone can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wilmington Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Peotone in their matchups with Wilmington: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Wilmington's part, Kyle Farrell and Ryan Kettman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Farrell struck out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Kettman pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Farrell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Farrell scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Kettman scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dierks Geiss, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Peotone's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Wilmington, the victory was the 21st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
As of now, neither Peotone nor Wilmington have any future games scheduled.
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