It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Presbyterian Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Jackson Prep Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Presbyterian Christian in their matchups with Jackson Prep: they've now lost five in a row.
Presbyterian Christian got a good showing from Seth Hataway, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Hataway has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Presbyterian Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jet Henderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Jackson Prep's side, Konnor Griffin was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Griffin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Presbyterian Christian's loss dropped their record down to 22-10. As for Jackson Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 38-3 record this season.
While Presbyterian Christian 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 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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