It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Joel Barlow can now relate to. They fell just short of the Waterford Lancers by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost three in a row.
Brennan Maryott made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Gutowski, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Joel Barlow's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Waterford, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Joel Barlow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Waterford, they will square off against Suffield at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lancers 3.6, the Wildcats 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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