Memorial and Cinco Ranch squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Memorial had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Cinco Ranch Cougars by a score of 3-1. Memorial was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cinco Ranch apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Friday.
For Cinco Ranch's part, Brayden Hodge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
At the plate, Cinco Ranch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Ficarra, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Franco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 24-12-2. As for Cinco Ranch, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Memorial beat Cinco Ranch by a score of 11-2 later that day.
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