It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Archbishop Mitty had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Valley Christian Warriors out 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Archbishop Mitty.
Tanner Kern was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Valley Christian's side, Tanner Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Archbishop Mitty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12-1 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-5.
Archbishop Mitty will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. St. Ignatius College Preparatory's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Mitty's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Mary's at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Valley Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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