It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Ripley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Switzerland County Pacers by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Raiders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Brogan Buchanan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
At the plate, South Ripley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Stone, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
South Ripley dropped their record down to 8-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Switzerland County, they moved to 13-12 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
South Ripley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Switzerland County, they will square off against Austin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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