It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jesuit can now relate to. They fell just short of the Granite Bay Grizzlies by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Jesuit's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Jesuit got a good showing from Cade Colombara, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Colombara has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jesuit saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Wiesner, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Jesuit didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Granite Bay only tossed eight.
On Granite Bay's side, Jack Ghufran tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jace Bystrowski, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11-1. As for Granite Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Granite Bay, they will square off against Woodcreek at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Woodcreek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Granite Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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