It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Miller School of Albemarle had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins by a score of 5-2. The victory was nothing new for Miller School of Albemarle as they're now sitting on 19 straight.
Jacob Rexrode tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Jones, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Hankins, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Cape Henry Collegiate's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Schaedel, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5-2 record this season. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 22-6.
Miller School of Albemarle will challenge Benedictine at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Benedictine: 2.3, Miller School of Albemarle: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cape Henry Collegiate does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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