It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Academy for Academic Excellence can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. Academy for Academic Excellence's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Nathan Watts was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Pacifica Christian/Orange County's side, John Coopman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Coopman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Coopman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, Blake Hayes was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Academy for Academic Excellence's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, they pushed their record up to 19-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Academy for Academic Excellence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, they will challenge United Christian Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pacifica Christian/Orange County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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