After a string of six wins, Escambia's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders. Escambia was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior) but Pensacola Catholic's pitchers proved too tough.
For Pensacola Catholic's part, Parker Granse made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Granse has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Granse was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brock Clayton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rhyland Richards, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Escambia's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4. As for Pensacola Catholic, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Escambia will square off against West Florida at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Florida will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Pensacola Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Crestview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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