The final inning will draw the focus.
But Holy Family’s season-ending loss Friday was shaped long before the ninth.
After being overwhelmed in Game 1, the Tigers responded with control, execution, and urgency in Game 2 — only to watch it unravel late in a 6-5 walk-off loss that completed a sweep in the opening round of the CACC playoffs.
For eight innings in the nightcap, Holy Family looked like a team ready to extend its season.
They took the lead in the fourth when Andres Rivera reached, stole a base, and came around on Perry Chetney’s single. An inning later, Nick Lombardo added a solo home run to make it 2-0 and give the Tigers early command.
On the mound, Ryan McLaughlin delivered exactly what was needed.
The right-hander worked 6.1 strong innings, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out 10. He kept Goldey-Beacom quiet deep into the game, limiting the damage to a lone home run and handing off a lead.
Holy Family continued to add on.
After Goldey-Beacom trimmed the deficit, Jephson Hadson-Taylor and Torin McKenzie helped manufacture another run to push the lead to 3-2. Then came what looked like the decisive blow in the ninth.
Stephen Furia opened the inning with a double, and with two outs, Chetney and Hadson-Taylor delivered back-to-back RBI singles to extend the lead to 5-2.
Three outs away.
But that’s where everything turned.
Goldey-Beacom capitalized on command issues in the bottom half, drawing four walks to load the bases and shift the momentum. The tying runs came across quickly, and a sacrifice fly ended it — a sudden finish to a game Holy Family had controlled.
The loss completed a sweep that began with a difficult opener.
In Game 1, Holy Family never found footing on the mound. Jorden Sesar was tagged for eight runs in 1.1 innings, and the pressure never eased. Jelle Bing followed and battled through 3.2 innings, but four walks added to the traffic. Paul Miazza allowed seven runs over 2.2 innings, and Alexander Ortiz gave up two more late.
By the end, Goldey-Beacom had piled up 21 hits and nine walks, turning the game into a constant uphill climb for the Tigers.
That contrast defined the day.
In the opener, Holy Family couldn’t stop the damage. In the nightcap, they nearly controlled everything.
Nearly.
For a team that got a frontline start from McLaughlin, timely hitting from Chetney and Hadson-Taylor, and a late cushion in the ninth, the ending will linger.
Because in the postseason, one inning is all it takes.
Friday, it took everything.
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