East Bay and Bloomingdale squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but East Bay had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bloomingdale Bulls by a score of 4-3. East Bay's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Michael Mowel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, East Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Terrell, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Bloomingdale's side, Dawson Rankin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rankin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rankin was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Bloomingdale got a great performance from Connor Caryer as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
East Bay's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for Bloomingdale, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9.
East Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bloomingdale, they will square off against Manatee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloomingdale is facing Manatee at the right time seeing as Manatee is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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