It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eastlake can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Cathedral Catholic Dons on Friday. Eastlake was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cathedral Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Eastlake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Betanco, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Eastlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cathedral Catholic didn't tossed any.
On Cathedral Catholic's side, Owen Smyth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. Smyth has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Podstreleny was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Harrington, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastlake and nudges their season record down to 22-7. As for Cathedral Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
Eastlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cathedral Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Augustine at 11:00 a.m. St. Augustine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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