With a playoff game on the line, Menlo School rose to the challenge on Thursday. They skirted past the Lincoln Lions 3-1. The win was nothing new for Menlo School as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Ryan Schnell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Menlo School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Renner Barnett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Tran, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Lincoln's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Diego Casorla gave up only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
Menlo School is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 23-5.
Menlo School will be playing at home against Redding Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Menlo School will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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