St. Paul fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Bracken Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-3 back in March.
CJ Fogle was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Fogle was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double.
In other batting news, Clay Reed made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brodey Biehunko also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
St. Paul dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bracken Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.
St. Paul will face off against Hill Country Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bracken Christian, they will square off against Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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