It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Patrick had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They beat the Magee Trojans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Patrick.
Cohen Weinhofer and Bennett Rimes made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Weinhofer struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Rimes pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Weinhofer has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Weinhofer scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Rimes scored a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ayden Le was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Like St. Patrick, Magee also got a great game from a two-way player: Akavion Griffith. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Griffith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
St. Patrick's victory bumped their record up to 15-11-1. As for Magee, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
As of now, neither St. Patrick nor Magee have any future games scheduled.
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