St. James and Flint Hill squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but St. James had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Flint Hill Huskies by a score of 6-5. St. James has not had much luck with Flint Hill recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Flint Hill's part, they got a great performance from Michael Morgan as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Morgan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Flint Hill let Vincenzo Fiorino and Ben Meeks loose on the outfield. Fiorino went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double, while Meeks scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Meeks has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
St. James' defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Flint Hill, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-12.
St. James will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Kiski School at 2:00 p.m. Flint Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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