It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orangewood Christian can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-5 to the Foundation Academy Lions , which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for Orangewood Christian in their matchups with Foundation Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Aidan McKee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Charlie Blalock was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Balls, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Foundation Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coby Vallee, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Matthew Hazelwood, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Orangewood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Foundation Academy, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.
Orangewood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Foundation Academy, they are on the road again on Thursday to play The First Academy. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (The First Academy: 3, Foundation Academy: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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