It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Prince Avenue Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Crawford County Eagles a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Prince Avenue Christian, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Mason Banks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Prince Avenue Christian got a massive performance out of Judson Hartwell, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hudson Hill, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Prince Avenue Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-2 record this season. As for Crawford County, their loss dropped their record down to 26-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Prince Avenue Christian by a score of 5-1 later that day.
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