It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Parrish Community can now relate to. They fell just short of the Jesuit Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Friday. Parrish Community's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Will Rawls and Alex Tallo did some serious damage despite the final result: Rawls scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Tallo scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Jesuit's side, Wilson Andersen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Andersen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on DJ Pirela, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Sheffield, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Parrish Community dropped their record down to 21-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Jesuit, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Parrish Community will take on Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Port Charlotte has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Jesuit, they will be playing at home against Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jesuit is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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