It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McConnellsburg can now relate to. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northern Bedford County Panthers on Thursday. McConnellsburg was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northern Bedford County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Reese Alexander made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Fowler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, McConnellsburg was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post three or more doubles.
On Northern Bedford County's side, Aaron Bowers was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Eion Snider was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
McConnellsburg's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Northern Bedford County, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
McConnellsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northern Bedford County, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play North Star at 2:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Star: 2.5, Northern Bedford County: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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