First Presbyterian Day and Brookstone squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but First Presbyterian Day had to settle for second. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brookstone Cougars.
For Brookstone's part, Taft Middleton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Middleton has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Middleton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Middleton wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Hancock, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
First Presbyterian Day's defeat dropped their record down to 26-7-1. As for Brookstone, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-5.
While First Presbyterian Day had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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