It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount de Sales Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Stratford Academy Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mount de Sales Academy.
Hayden Partain and Jared Diaz made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Partain pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Diaz pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. At the plate, Partain scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Diaz went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Zavion DeShazier was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Stratford Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxen Justice, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mount de Sales Academy's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-10-1. As for Stratford Academy, they now have a losing record at 14-15.
Mount de Sales Academy will head out on the road to face off against Brookstone at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mount de Sales Academy: 3.6, Brookstone: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Stratford Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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