Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Conwell-Egan Catholic couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Father Judge Crusaders by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. Conwell-Egan Catholic's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Conwell-Egan Catholic had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Chase Forester and Kyle Tuthill Forester struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits, while tuthill tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Tuthill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Conwell-Egan Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Linn, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Father Judge's side, Dave Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Shane Hayes was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jason Lebold was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Conwell-Egan Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5. As for Father Judge, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
As of now, neither Conwell-Egan Catholic nor Father Judge have any future games scheduled.
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