It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wesleyan Christian Academy can now relate to. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors on Saturday. Wesleyan Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Josh Hammond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Sawyer Black was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Metrolina Christian Academy's side, Bennett Johnson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Metrolina Christian Academy's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Kiker, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Bellew, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wesleyan Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 29-2.
As of now, neither Wesleyan Christian Academy nor Metrolina Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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