It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fresno Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mendota Aztecs by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Fresno Christian has not had much luck with Mendota recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Mendota's part, Jeremiah Murphy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Murphy wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cesar Mercado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Mercado has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Fresno Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Mendota, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Fresno Christian nor Mendota have any future games scheduled.
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