Potomac Falls and Poquoson Rematch Set
STORY BY: POTOMAC FALLS INSIDER
PULASKI, VA - The Panthers have a rematch with Poquoson High School on Saturday, this time for the State Championship. Poquoson eliminated the Panthers in the Semi-Finals 3-0 on their way to the State Championship last year. As a result of their 10-3 victory over Jefferson Forest, the Panthers will face Poquoson in the Championship game on Saturday at 1:00 at Radford University.
Potomac Falls jumped all over the Cavaliers with a 3 run first inning. Ben Sweger lead off with a walk and raced around the bases to score when Thomas Rea's sacrifice bunt was thrown into rightfield by the Cavaliers pitcher Trevor Johnston. Rea ended up on third and proceeded to score on a passed ball to go up 2-0. Ryan Miller and Michael Lascomb then singled to center and Miller scored when Sam Bass reached on an error to give the Panthers the 3-0 lead.
In the second inning, Sweger walked again and after stealing second, scored on Rea's single to center. Meanwhile, Ryan Mahoney was throwing a perfect game through three innings as the Panthers scored four more times in the third. Miller lead off with a double and Lascomb and Bass walked to load the bases. Jackson Rogers then hit a 2 RBI double to left followed by an RBI single up the middle by Sweger and the Panthers led 8-0.
Mahoney gave up a run in the fourth inning to lose the perfect game on an RBI single by Byran Sanderson and gave up another in the fifth when he walked in a run. The Panthers responded with two runs in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Rogers and an RBI by Colin Deely.
Stephen Fisher pitched the seventh inning for the save to setup the rematch.
