For the second straight game, Terra Nova will face off against Menlo School. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Terra Nova 3.1, Menlo School 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Terra Nova is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Menlo School just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Menlo School's part, Ben Salama spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Menlo School saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chuck Wynn, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Menlo School, bringing their record up to 9-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Terra Nova, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-3-1.
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