Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, St. Elizabeth couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Sacred Heart Gremlins by a score of 3-1 on Monday. St. Elizabeth was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Sacred Heart's pitchers proved too tough.
Gavin Williams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Elizabeth's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Sacred Heart, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.
As of now, neither St. Elizabeth nor Sacred Heart have any future games scheduled.
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