It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Simeon had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bulls College Prep Bulls as they made off with a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Simeon.
Christian Lott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Lott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lott was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Simeon got a big performance out of Chris Boykin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kejuan Peeples was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Bulls College Prep's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Alvarado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Balkcom, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Simeon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-14-1. As for Bulls College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Simeon will head out on the road to take on De La Salle at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. De La Salle will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. Bulls College Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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