Despite the   defeat,  Carter Derks was still locked in as he   pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off   three  hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fifth in a row with less than one earned run. This year,  he  has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 1.09 over 19.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.488/0.532/0.698 with 12 runs.
 Even though  Derks couldn't lead Saint Andrew over King's Academy, he won't have to wait long to try again: the teams have a rematch scheduled  at 6:30  p.m.  on Friday. Sadly,  Derks' big day wasn't enough to stop the loss, which snapped Saint Andrew's 12-game streak of wins at home. With the streak broken,  Derks and Saint Andrew's surely have a bit of extra motivation heading into  Friday's match.  Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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