The Lions, who just made the cut for the postseason this year, fell to the King George Foxes in their first game of the postseason. Garrett Duerson got his final start of his high school career throwing seven strong innings allowing two walks and recording eight strikeouts. Michael Jezorski got the call for the Foxes, also throwing seven solid innings. Once again, the Lions failed to dominate at the plate, collecting just four hits on the night. The Lions are out of the postseason after the single elimination loss.
The Foxes recorded one baserunner in the top of the first but were unable to score in the inning. The Lions followed with a baserunner of their own in the bottom of the first but kept the score at 0-0.
A pitching duel took place between Jezorski and Duerson until the top of the third inning. King George’s offense came alive in the inning collecting four hits, two of those for extra bases. The Foxes took a 3-0 lead over the Lions in the third inning. Michael Barber led off the bottom of the fourth for the Lions with a triple to left field. Barber scored on an RBI single from Travis Pleasants cutting the Foxes’ lead to 3-1.
Duerson gave up two more hits in the top of the fifth inning, giving King George a lead of 4-1. The Lions were unable to bounce back and continue the season.
The Lions struck out six times on the night and walked three times. Duerson allowed eight hits in seven innings throwing 107 pitches. The Lions ended the season early than hoped, but every game was fought to the finish. Let’s Go Lions!
