It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact First Presbyterian Day can now relate to. They fell 9-5 to the Brookstone Cougars on Monday. That's two games in a row now that First Presbyterian Day has lost by exactly four runs.
First Presbyterian Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady McHugh, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. McHugh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Brookstone's side, Chanwoo Kim tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Turner, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hancock, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for First Presbyterian Day and nudges their season record down to 26-8-1. As for Brookstone, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-5.
While First Presbyterian Day had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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