Casa Grande and Acalanes squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Casa Grande had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Acalanes Dons by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Casa Grande seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Acalanes' part, they got a great performance from Peter Thorn as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Thorn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Acalanes saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ando Butner, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Casa Grande's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9. As for Acalanes, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Casa Grande does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Acalanes, they will head out on the road to face off against Granada at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Granada will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Acalanes surely won't give up without a fight.
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