It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Holmes County can now relate to. They lost 12-3 to the Jay Royals on Tuesday. Holmes County's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Bradley Garrett was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garrett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Garrett wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Bacon, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Bacon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Holmes County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay only tossed four.
On Jay's side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Peaden, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryan Starosta, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Holmes County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Jay, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Holmes County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jay, they will be playing at home against Paxton at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Paxton: 4, Jay: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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