It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Washington Township can now relate to. They fell just short of the Morgan Township Cherokees by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Washington Township has not had much luck with Morgan Township recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Washington Township got a good showing from Nathan Winchip, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Winchip has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Drew Horvath made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Hunter Lang was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Morgan Township's side, they got a great performance from Jack Wheeler as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bradley Farris, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Washington Township's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Morgan Township, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-13.
Washington Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morgan Township, they will challenge DeMotte Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morgan Township is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
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