It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Brookhaven Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Columbia Academy Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Brookhaven Academy has struggled against Columbia Academy recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Caleb Authement put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Authement was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
In other batting news, Sam Stevens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Like Brookhaven Academy, Columbia Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Trent Buckley. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Buckley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Zeke Todd looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Carson Stuart was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Corban Lawrence, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base.
Brookhaven Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Columbia Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won 18 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
While Brookhaven Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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