It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westchester Country Day had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Faith Christian Patriots with a sharp 15-3 victory. Considering Westchester Country Day has won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jesse Covington and Ryan Engle were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Covington pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Engle struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Covington has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Covington scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Engle scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Daniel, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-3. Crawford Elrod was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Faith Christian's side, Vincent Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan Morgan, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
The win made it two in a row for Westchester Country Day and bumps their season record up to 12-9. As for Faith Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
As of now, neither Westchester Country Day nor Faith Christian have any future games scheduled.
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