St. Andrew's Episcopal had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against the East Union Urchins by a score of 9-4 on Saturday. That's two games straight that St. Andrew's Episcopal has won by exactly five runs.
Witt Blackard looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Justin Word was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was John William Walker, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On East Union's side, Drew Hollimon and Daniel Whitfield stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hollimon scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Whitfield scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, East Union hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Andrew's Episcopal struck out seven times.
St. Andrew's Episcopal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 26 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season. As for East Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 28-7.
As of now, neither St. Andrew's Episcopal nor East Union have any future games scheduled.
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