It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kirk Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Delta Green Wave and snuck past 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for Kirk Academy who now have four in a row.
Carter Hathcock made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Hathcock was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jace West was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
On North Delta's side, Baylor Scammon and Owens Johnson did some serious damage despite the final result: Scammon went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Johnson went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Kirk Academy's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-13. As for North Delta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-10.
Kirk Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Delta: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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