Pike Liberal Arts and Blacksher squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Pike Liberal Arts had to settle for second. They lost 13-2 to the Bulldogs. The Patriots were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Bulldogs' pitchers proved too tough.
Patriots
| 05/14/26 vs Blacksher | 2-13 |
| 05/05/26 vs Zion Chapel | 10-0 |
| 05/04/26 vs Goshen | 18-1 |
| 05/04/26 vs Zion Chapel | 14-4 |
| 04/27/26 vs Kinston | 1-5 |
Pike Liberal Arts moved to 22-8-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Blacksher, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season.
Pike Liberal Arts does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blacksher, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 12-11 win against Ariton on the 14th.
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