It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Taylorsville had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Skyline Eagles by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Taylorsville.
Daniel Healy was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Healy has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Healy was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Holden Cottle, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Skyline's side, they got a good showing from Jack Ahmadpour, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Brooks Walker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Taylorsville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Skyline, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14.
Taylorsville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Skyline: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
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