It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Desert Christian can now relate to. They lost 15-5 to the Oxford Academy Patriots on Tuesday. Desert Christian's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Nicholas Weathers was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Weathers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Weathers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Jacob Acosta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jase Pfeil, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Desert Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Oxford Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-14-1 record this season.
Desert Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oxford Academy, they are on the road again on Friday to play South El Monte at 3:15 p.m. South El Monte's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Oxford Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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