It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stratford Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers and snuck past 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for Stratford Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hayden Camps made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Camps was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cope Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
On Mount de Sales Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bricen Smith, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win was the fourth in a row for Stratford Academy, bringing their record for this year to 14-13. As for Mount de Sales Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Stratford Academy by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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