It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Scripps Ranch can now relate to. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maranatha Christian Eagles on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Scripps Ranch of the 14-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Ryan Ham was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Schwarz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Maranatha Christian's side, they got a great performance from Nolan Espinosa as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched. Espinosa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Levi Ham was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Karlsen Drake, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Scripps Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 15-17. As for Maranatha Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Scripps Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maranatha Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Point Loma at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maranatha Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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