It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Winston Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Manchester Academy Mavericks by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. The Patriots have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Jayson McMillin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Holder Tidwell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Winston Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Manchester Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-9 record this season.
While Winston Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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