It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia can now relate to. They lost 11-2 to the Routt Catholic Rockets on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia in their matchups with Routt Catholic: they've now lost three in a row.
For Routt Catholic's part, Eli Olson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Olson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, AJ Charpentier looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Turner, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Talon Thompson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia's defeat dropped their record down to 9-19. As for Routt Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Routt Catholic, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Illini Bluffs at 4:00 p.m. Routt Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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