It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but The King's Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for The King's Academy, who have now won 17 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Aden Mosley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Mosley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mosley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, The King's Academy let Cory Culpepper and Carter Payne loose on the outfield. Culpepper scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Payne scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Culpepper is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Windham, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
The win was the seventh in a row for The King's Academy, bringing their record for this year to 22-2. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: The King's Academy beat Sherwood Christian Academy by a score of 17-0 later that day.
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