Cabrillo and Atascadero squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Cabrillo had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Atascadero Greyhounds by a score of 3-2. Cabrillo was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Atascadero apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Gage Mattis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Cabrillo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Mabery, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
On Atascadero's side, Drew Cappel was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Cabrillo's loss dropped their record down to 25-3. As for Atascadero, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Cabrillo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Atascadero, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play St. Joseph at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Atascadero's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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