It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bonsall can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ocean View Christian Patriots by a score of 10-9 on Wednesday. Bonsall's loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Peyton Yang put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Yang was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last nine games he's played.
In other batting news, Raul Martinez Jr. made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Henry Walter was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Bonsall 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 Ocean View Christian only tossed eight.
On Ocean View Christian's side, Cristian Herring was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joshua Bonura, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Bonsall's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9. As for Ocean View Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.
As of now, neither Bonsall nor Ocean View Christian have any future games scheduled.
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