With a playoff game on the line, Booker T. Washington rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Pine Forest Eagles out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Booker T. Washington, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Booker T. Washington got a great performance from Travis Bright as he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Booker T. Washington's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Freeman, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Pine Forest's side, Colton Swiers put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Swiers was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Pine Forest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 21 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Booker T. Washington's win bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Pine Forest, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season.
Booker T. Washington will square off against Escambia at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Booker T. Washington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses. Pine Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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