After flying high against Washington on Friday, Parkway South came back down to earth. The Parkway South Patriots fell just short of the St. Francis Borgia Knights by a score of 6-4 in Saturday's first game.
Eddie Ahearn was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Ahearn was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Ahearn wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Nickerson, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Parkway South's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for St. Francis Borgia, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Parkway South by a score of 6-0 later that day.
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