It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Union can now relate to. They fell 9-4 to the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that East Union has lost by exactly five runs.
Drew Hollimon and Daniel Whitfield did some serious damage despite the final result: Hollimon scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Whitfield scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, East Union hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Andrew's Episcopal struck out seven times.
On St. Andrew's Episcopal's side, Witt Blackard looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Blackard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Justin Word was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Cash Myrick was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for East Union and nudges their season record down to 28-7. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 26 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season.
As of now, neither East Union nor St. Andrew's Episcopal have any future games scheduled.
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