Menlo School is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Oakland Tech is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Menlo School Knights will take on the Oakland Tech Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Menlo School: 3.5, Oakland Tech: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Menlo School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Redding Christian onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Ryan Schnell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Luke Rogers was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jack Freehill, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oakland Tech had just enough and edged Lowell out 5-4 on Tuesday.
Oakland Tech also got a great performance from David Granger as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Oakland Tech saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gyasi Rapier, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Kalen Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Menlo School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Oakland Tech, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
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