It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Menlo School had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Oakland Tech Bulldogs and snuck past 3-2. The win was familiar territory for Menlo School who now have nine in a row.
Ryan Schnell looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Menlo School saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Rogers, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Oakland Tech's side, Elias Thompson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
Menlo School pushed their record up to 23-9 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Oakland Tech, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-7.
Menlo School will be playing in front of their home fans against Woodland Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Menlo School: 3.5, Woodland Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Oakland Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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