It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jesuit had no problem doing just that on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Rocklin Thunder. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Dillon Pratt
| 05/08/26 vs Rocklin | 4 |
| 05/06/26 vs Pitman | 2 |
| 03/30/26 vs Neumann | 2 |
| 03/17/26 @ Oak Ridge | 2 |
| 04/27/26 @ Granite Bay | 1 |
Jesuit got a great performance from Dillon Pratt as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Pratt a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenji Mitsuda, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Luke Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Jesuit pushed their record up to 19-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Rocklin, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-15-1.
Looking ahead, Jesuit will welcome Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Marauders will need to watch out since the Thundering Herd have now posted at least ten runs in their last five games. Rocklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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