Arrowhead Christian and South squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Arrowhead Christian had to settle for second. They fell just short of the South Spartans by a score of 5-4. Arrowhead Christian's defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Ethin Bingaman put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Bingaman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bingaman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Bingaman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Diesel Toth, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Arrowhead Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South only tossed eight.
On South's side, they got a great performance from Peter Broughton as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dane Rhodes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caden Lewis, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Arrowhead Christian's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9. As for South, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-13.
Arrowhead Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome St. John Bosco at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South: 3.2, St. John Bosco: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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