It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Huntington had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls out 8-7. That's two games straight that Huntington has won by just one run.
Huntington's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caden Carney, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Peyton Herrington was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
The win (which was Huntington's third in a row) raised their record to 20-7-1. As for Anderson-Shiro, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-8-1.
Huntington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Anderson-Shiro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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