It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harbor Teacher had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Fremont Pathfinders out 3-2. The victory was nothing new for Harbor Teacher as they're now sitting on six straight.
Ernesto Lugo tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harbor Teacher's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derek Nieves, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
On Fremont's side, Jahdiel Roberts was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Fremont hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Harbor Teacher pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fremont, their loss dropped their record down to 17-10.
Harbor Teacher will stay at home for another game and welcome Monroe at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harbor Teacher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Fremont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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