Following their 9-2 victory over the Franklin County Eagles in the Western Valley District tournament championship game, the Patrick Henry Patriots baseball team traveled up the road to Woodbridge, Virginia to take on the undefeated Woodbridge Vikings on their home field.
The game was a classic pitching duel between Junior PH ace Zach Whitaker and Tyler Thomas of Woodbridge. Will Kaufman singled and scored in the third inning on a RBI blast by Locher Grove. Grove then scored from third on a base hit by Brit Dunnavant, lifting the Patriots to a 2-0 lead. Woodbridge then rallied to tie the game at two pushing the contest into extra innings. A single off the bat of Justin Petock in the bottom of the eighth scored Nick Rogowski from second base, sneaking Woodbridge past the Patriots 3-2, and propelling the Vikings into the second round of the regional playoffs, ending a truly remarkable year for Patrick Henry Baseball.
By Jon Kaufman [email protected]