With a playoff game on the line, Douglas County rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Valor Christian Eagles. The win was nothing new for Douglas County as they're now sitting on three straight.
Anthony Piscatelli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Douglas County's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bricen Moore, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Maicah Cabral, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Valor Christian's side, they got a good showing from Zach Eigenbrod, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Eigenbrod has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Keegan Waters was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Douglas County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Valor Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
As of now, neither Douglas County nor Valor Christian have any future games scheduled.
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