Baseball Preview: Flintridge Prep Wolves vs. Polytechnic Panthers
The Flintridge Prep Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Polytechnic Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Flintridge Prep's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Polytechnic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Flintridge Prep is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Polytechnic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-3.
Rowan Schaeffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Flintridge Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Grable, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Flintridge Prep's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for Polytechnic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
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