It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sage Creek had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Christian Patriots by a score of 10-6. The win was familiar territory for Sage Creek who now have three in a row.
Sean Saiki was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Sutton Bassett was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Christian's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Rocco, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Farnum, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Sage Creek pushed their record up to 17-11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-17 record this season.
Sage Creek will challenge La Costa Canyon at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. La Costa Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Sage Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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