St. Cloud and Viera squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but St. Cloud had to settle for second. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Viera Hawks. The loss continues a trend for St. Cloud in their matchups with Viera: they've now lost three in a row.
Brian Wright was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.
On Viera's side, they got a great performance from Dylan Jordan as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Evan Lipski was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
St. Cloud's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Viera, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Cloud nor Viera have any future games scheduled.
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