It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rock Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Ocean View Christian Patriots onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for Rock Academy, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Diego Munoz was a standout: he fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Max Gimbel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
On Ocean View Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Noles, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Noles has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Rock Academy, bringing their record for this year to 15-9. As for Ocean View Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Rock Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ocean View Christian, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Bonsall at 11:00 a.m. Bonsall has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.26 runs per game on average), something Ocean View Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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