Byrd and St. Augustine squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Byrd had to settle for second. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Purple Knights. The Yellow Jackets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Purple Knights earlier this season, when they won 6-5.
This is the second loss in a row for Byrd and nudges their season record down to 11-24. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for St. Augustine, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-19.
Byrd does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Augustine, they will square off against Catholic on Thursday. The Bears' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Purple Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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