It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain House can now relate to. They lost 12-1 to the Franklin Wildcats on Tuesday. Mountain House has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain House saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lennox Morgan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Franklin's side, Dylan Wood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Wood has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Lopez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jason Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Mountain House's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Mountain House does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Franklin, they will square off against Turlock at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Turlock comes in on nine and Franklin on eight.
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