It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Paul's Episcopal can now relate to. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Briarwood Christian Lions on Friday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Saints, who until this contest were averaging 3.79 runs allowed.
Hudson Farnell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Bay Lane, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
St. Paul's Episcopal's defeat dropped their record down to 22-10-1. As for Briarwood Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Paul's Episcopal beat Briarwood Christian by a score of 8-7 later that day.
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