Baseball Recap: College Park Falcons vs. Acalanes Dons
It was a good run, but College Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Acalanes Dons by a score of 4-3. College Park was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Acalanes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Connor Berkowitz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Johnston, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, College Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Acalanes only hit five.
On Acalanes' side, they got a great performance from Branson Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Acalanes let Mason Zirkel and Keegan Goddard loose on the outfield. Zirkel scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Goddard scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Ando Butner was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
College Park's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Acalanes, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-0.
While College Park 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 Thursday.
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