It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Florida Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Joseph Academy Flashes a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but North Florida Christian sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Garrett Workman 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 seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Florida Christian's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ace Walker, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On St. Joseph Academy's side, Sean Miskowiec was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
North Florida Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-2 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.
North Florida Christian will head out on the road to challenge St. Johns Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Johns Country Day is coming into the matchup with seven straight victories at home, so North Florida Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. St. Joseph Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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