It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jesuit can now relate to. They fell just short of the Elk Grove Thundering Herd by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for the Marauders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.

Sammy Kane
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Sammy Kane spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Jesuit is 8-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 11-12 otherwise.
Jesuit's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-13. As for Elk Grove, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 26-6.
Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elk Grove, they will take on Rodriguez at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Thundering Herd 3.6, the Mustangs 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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