It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Metrolina Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans by a score of 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for Metrolina Christian Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bennett Johnson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Metrolina Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Kiker, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Connor Bellew was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Wesleyan Christian Academy's side, Josh Hammond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Sawyer Black was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Metrolina Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 29-2. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-7.
As of now, neither Metrolina Christian Academy nor Wesleyan Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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