Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Skutt Catholic couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the Gretna East Griffins, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Griffins this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-2 loss on Wednesday.
Dylan Van Dyke put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched. Van Dyke was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-8 with one run and one RBI.
Van Dyke wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joe Kolega, who went 2-for-8 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Skutt Catholic and nudges their season record down to 24-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Gretna East, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-10.
Skutt Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gretna East, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Bennington on the 23rd.
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