Lower Lake and St. Bernard squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Lower Lake had to settle for second. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Bernard's Crusaders. Lower Lake's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Mariah Bal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Lower Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Bernard's only tossed five.
On St. Bernard's side, not much got past Oni Orcutt, who gave up just five hits to keep Lower Lake off the board.
At the plate, St. Bernard's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sahara Tupua, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lower Lake's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for St. Bernard's, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Lower Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Bernard's, they will face off against Berean Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Bernard's is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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