El Rancho and La Salle squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but El Rancho had to settle for second. They lost 8-0 to the La Salle Lancers. El Rancho has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
El Rancho saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Preciado, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
On La Salle's side, they got a great performance from Adrian Hernandez as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Travis Ochoa, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Moses Aguirre, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
El Rancho's defeat dropped their record down to 12-17. As for La Salle, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
El Rancho does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Salle, they will square off against Los Alamitos at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Los Alamitos: 2.7, La Salle: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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