Coastal Academy and Army-Navy squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Coastal Academy had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Army-Navy Warriors by a score of 9-7. That's two games in a row now that Coastal Academy has lost by exactly two runs.
Jackson Asbury was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Gage Brumfield was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Army-Navy's side, Nathan Bae made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Bae was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, Braden Kyse was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Coastal Academy and nudges their season record down to 16-11. As for Army-Navy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-17.
Coastal Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Army-Navy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Kearny at 3:30 p.m. Kearny is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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