It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vanguard can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Cypress Creek Coyotes on Tuesday. Vanguard's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Vanguard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clayton (CT) Antonucci, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Cypress Creek's side, Ryan Maggy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Maggy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Maggy was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run.
In other batting news, Kai Lachance was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Diezel Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Vanguard's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-10. As for Cypress Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Vanguard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cypress Creek, they are on the road again on Friday to play Wesley Chapel at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wesley Chapel: 3.2, Cypress Creek: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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