It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Linden-Kildare can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the Kerens Bobcats on Thursday. Linden-Kildare was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Kerens apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
For Kerens' part, Krayton Ritchie was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Ritchie has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ritchie was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andy Conklin and Lane Lynch did most of the damage at the plate: Conklin went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Lynch scored a run while going 3-for-4. Kannon Ritchie was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Linden-Kildare's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Kerens, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
While Linden-Kildare had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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