It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Augustine can now relate to. They fell just short of the Rancho Bernardo Broncos by a score of 6-4 on Friday. St. Augustine was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rancho Bernardo apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
Shane Miranda made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Raphael Dunne was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Rancho Bernardo's side, they got a great performance from MASON GARRIS as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. GARRIS has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, NATHAN BEMBENEK and HUGO GONZALEZ did most of the damage at the plate: BEMBENEK scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while GONZALEZ scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brady Strachan, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Rancho Bernardo, they pushed their record up to 23-6 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
St. Augustine will head out on the road to square off against Cathedral Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cathedral Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Rancho Bernardo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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