It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pillow Academy can now relate to. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-3 walloping at the hands of the Simpson Academy Cougars on Tuesday. Pillow Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Aiden Valente was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Simpson Academy's side, Colin Jenkins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Jenkins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Rownan Atkinson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Braden Duncan was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett McKenney, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Pillow Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Simpson Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
While Pillow Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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