It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Coal Ridge had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against The Classical Academy Titans and snuck past 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Ben Simons, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was George Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On The Classical Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Strevett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, The Classical Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Coal Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for The Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Coal Ridge will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Resurrection Christian at 10:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Coal Ridge: 2.7, Resurrection Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. The Classical Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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