Canterbury and Northside Christian squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Canterbury had to settle for second. They lost 7-0 to the Northside Christian Mustangs. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Canterbury has not been shut out since back in March.
Canterbury got a good showing from Roan Hoefling, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Canterbury saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph De La Nuez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
On Northside Christian's side, they got a great performance from Nick Bertrand as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Bertrand has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Perkey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Dominic Fernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Canterbury's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Northside Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-9.
Canterbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northside Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Carrollwood Day at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carrollwood Day: 2.4, Northside Christian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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