It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Ramon Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Granada Matadors by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by just one run.
San Ramon Valley got a good showing from Ryan Gehrke, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Gehrke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Drew Stasch made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
San Ramon Valley's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-10-2. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Granada, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
San Ramon Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Granada, they will face off against Alhambra at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Matadors' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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