It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Las Animas can now relate to. They lost 11-3 to the Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles on Friday. Las Animas' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Dayspring Christian Academy's part, Logan Vaniddekinge made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Vaniddekinge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Vaniddekinge was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josiah Rodriguez, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Sawyer Klein was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Las Animas' loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-3. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Las Animas will face off against Monte Vista at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monte Vista: 3.9, Las Animas: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Denver Christian at 2:30 p.m. Denver Christian will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Dayspring Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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