It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Academy for Classical Education can now relate to. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brantley County Herons on Thursday. Academy for Classical Education's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
For Brantley County's part, Tripp Hendrix made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hendrix has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hendrix was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple.
Hendrix wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Academy for Classical Education's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-7. As for Brantley County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season.
While Academy for Classical Education 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 Friday.
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