Maud and Beckville squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Maud had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Beckville Bearcats by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Maud couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brock Windham was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Beckville's side, Brady Davis made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 8.2 innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Brantley, who scored a run while going 1-for-5.
Maud's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Beckville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-3-1.
While Maud 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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