It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hurricane can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cottonwood Colts by a score of 9-8 on Saturday. Hurricane has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Hirschi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylon Nolan, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Cottonwood's side, the team relied heavily on Ladanian Gutierrez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. Oliver Wayman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Hurricane's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Cottonwood, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-10.
Hurricane does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cottonwood, they will challenge Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dixie is coming into the match with six straight wins on the road, so Cottonwood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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