Shasta and Red Bluff squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Shasta had to settle for second. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Bluff Spartans. Shasta has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Dehn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shasta saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Red Bluff's side, not much got past Cooper Sides, who gave up just four hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Shasta off the board.
Shasta's loss dropped their record down to 11-14-1. As for Red Bluff, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Shasta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Bluff, they will head out on the road to face off against Pleasant Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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