With a playoff game on the line, Shorecrest Prep rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Northside Christian Mustangs and snuck past 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Shorecrest Prep who now have four in a row.
Eli Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Thomas wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Granese, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Northside Christian's side, Andreas Alvarez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
Even though they lost, Northside Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shorecrest Prep only tossed six.
Shorecrest Prep's win bumped their record up to 8-18. As for Northside Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Shorecrest Prep nor Northside Christian have any future games scheduled.
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