It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mesilla Valley Christian School can now relate to. They lost 14-2 to the Grady Bronchos on Wednesday. Mesilla Valley Christian School was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the six contests prior) but Grady's pitchers proved too tough.
Mesilla Valley Christian School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Sullivan, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
On Grady's side, Zane Rush was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rush has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Rush was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Xavier Romero was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Deakin Ragland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mesilla Valley Christian School's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Grady, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Mesilla Valley Christian School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grady, they will square off against Logan at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Grady knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Logan likes a good challenge.
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