Baseball Preview: Menlo School Knights vs. Redding Christian Lions
The Menlo School Knights will be playing at home against the Redding Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Menlo School sitting on seven straight wins and Redding Christian on four.
Menlo School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Lincoln 3-1.
Ryan Schnell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Menlo School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Renner Barnett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Garrett Tran was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Redding Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Biggs last Saturday.
Kashus Kochan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Kochan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Max Beasley was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gavin Webb, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Menlo School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Redding Christian, their win bumped their record up to 17-3-1.
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