It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cardinal Newman can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by just one run.
Malachi Rivas was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. James Elliot was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Cardinal Newman and nudges their season record down to 26-5-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for St. John Paul II Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-10-1.
Cardinal Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. John Paul II Academy, they will challenge Saint Andrew's at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.5, the Scots 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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