King's Academy and Cardinal Newman squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but King's Academy had to settle for second. They fell 5-1 to the Crusaders. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Dalton Needle was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
King's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Cardinal Newman, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3-1.
As of now, neither King's Academy nor the Crusaders have any future games scheduled.
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