It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bishop McLaughlin Catholic can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to The First Academy Royals on Wednesday. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Even though they lost, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The First Academy struck out five times.
For The First Academy's part, they got a great performance from Zack Hopper as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Hopper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, The First Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Remo Indomenico, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Will Dizney, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic dropped their record down to 14-10 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for The First Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for The First Academy, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Santa Fe Catholic, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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