Strawberry Crest and Durant squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Strawberry Crest had to settle for second. They fell 7-2 to the Durant Cougars. Strawberry Crest's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Strawberry Crest got a good showing from Brayden Dicerb, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dicerb has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Strawberry Crest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Cappucci, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base. Cappucci has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Durant's side, Brantley Hayward was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Noah Morales was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Strawberry Crest's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Durant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Strawberry Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durant, they will face off against Newsome at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Durant's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Newsome's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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