Patrick Henry owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Otay Ranch Mustangs and snuck past 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Patrick Henry.
Nate Moloney looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Patrick Henry saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Dill, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Preston Conklin was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Patrick Henry is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Otay Ranch, they dropped their record down to 3-13 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Patrick Henry will square off against Montgomery at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Patrick Henry: 1.8, Montgomery: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Otay Ranch, they will head out on the road to take on Mira Mesa at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mira Mesa will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Otay Ranch surely won't give up without a fight.
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