The Torrey Pines Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Rancho Bernardo Broncos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last five games Torrey Pines has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Torrey Pines is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Rancho Bernardo, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Torrey Pines was ranked 18th). Torrey Pines sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Rancho Bernardo on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Torrey Pines has won by just one run.
Peyton Rodgers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Rodgers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rodgers was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Rodgers wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brendon Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Torrey Pines is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Rancho Bernardo, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
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