It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ocoee had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the East Ridge Knights 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ocoee.
Ocoee got a great performance from Gunnar Patterson as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Patterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elijah Jimenez and Max Lucien did most of the damage at the plate: Jimenez scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Lucien scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On East Ridge's side, Asa Benz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, East Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Dewoody, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
The victory got Ocoee back to even at 13-13. As for East Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-16.
Ocoee will square off against Lake Brantley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Brantley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Ocoee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. East Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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