It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Friendship Christian had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers 8-6. This was a revenge matchup for Friendship Christian, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-2 defeat when these two played on Wednesday.
Will Barnwell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barnwell was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Barnwell wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Quin Long, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On Boyd-Buchanan's side, Brodie Lowe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Henry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Friendship Christian has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-13-1 record this season. As for Boyd-Buchanan, their loss dropped their record down to 32-5.
As of now, neither Friendship Christian nor Boyd-Buchanan have any future games scheduled.
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