It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact True North Classical Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, with their most recent loss being a 5-1 defeat on Tuesday.
True North Classical Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Cuenca, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Angel Garcia also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
True North Classical Academy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-9. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for St. John Paul II Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-9-1.
True North Classical Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. John Paul II Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.4, the Crusaders 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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