It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coastal Christian can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Coastal Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Rancho Alamitos' part, Henry Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luis Solorzano, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Coastal Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Rancho Alamitos, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-9.
Coastal Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rancho Alamitos, they will head out on the road to square off against San Bernardino at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. San Bernardino's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rancho Alamitos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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