It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but White House-Heritage had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Alcoa Tornadoes 11-4. The result was nothing new for White House-Heritage, who have now won 20 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jude Griffin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Griffin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Griffin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Zeligman, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a triple. Dane Hinshaw was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
White House-Heritage's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 30-6. As for Alcoa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-10.
White House-Heritage didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-5 loss vs. Milan on the 22nd. Alcoa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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