Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Malakoff couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 5-0 to the Gladewater Bears on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 on Saturday.
Malakoff saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Shorb, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Malakoff's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7-3. As for Gladewater, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9.
Malakoff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gladewater, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against New Diana at 7:00 p.m. The Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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