It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Archbishop Carroll can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. Mary's Ryken Knights by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. Archbishop Carroll just can't catch a break and has now endured eight defeats in a row.
For St. Mary's Ryken's part, they got a great performance from Colby Brown as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Mary's Ryken's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cole Kingsbury, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Archbishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Archbishop Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's Ryken, they will head out on the road to challenge DeMatha at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. DeMatha is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories at home, so St. Mary's Ryken will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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