It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Resurrection Catholic can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to the Taylorsville Tartars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Resurrection Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Resurrection Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Porter, who went 2-for-2 with a triple.
On Taylorsville's side, Ford Matthews made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Matthews has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Matthews was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Resurrection Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Taylorsville, they pushed their record up to 22-10 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
While Resurrection Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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