It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact University Christian can now relate to. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Johns Country Day Spartans on Saturday. University Christian's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Bryson Harnage was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, University Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
On St. Johns Country Day's side, Seth Alford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Alford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, St. Johns Country Day got a great performance from Austin Stratman as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Stratman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, St. Johns Country Day let Gabriel Gilliand and James Gilson loose on the outfield. Gilliand went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs, while Gilson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kody Daneault, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
University Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for St. Johns Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
University Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Johns Country Day, they will stay at home for another game and welcome North Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Florida Christian: 2.6, St. Johns Country Day: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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