It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westmont can now relate to. They fell just short of the IC Catholic Prep Knights by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The Sentinels have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Ricky Yenkin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Yenkin wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Meyer, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Westmont's defeat dropped their record down to 24-12-1. As for IC Catholic Prep, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-18.
As of now, neither Westmont nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.
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