Minarets and Shafter squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Minarets had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Shafter Generals by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Minarets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mason Medina put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Medina was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Medina wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaydon Von Wagner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Shafter's side, Jaime Martinez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. Joaquin Garza was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Minarets' defeat dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Shafter, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Minarets does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shafter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wasco at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shafter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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