The Redding Christian Lions will head out on the road to take on the Menlo School Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Redding Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Biggs 6-5. Winning may never get old, but Redding Christian sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kashus Kochan was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck 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 big at the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, Menlo School had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They skirted past the Lions 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 nothing but reliable: 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Tran, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Redding Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season. As for Menlo School, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
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