It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lincoln can now relate to. They fell just short of the Menlo School Knights by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Lincoln's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Diego Casorla spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Menlo School's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Ryan Schnell gave up only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Menlo School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Renner Barnett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Garrett Tran was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 23-5. As for Menlo School, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Menlo School, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Redding Christian at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Redding Christian: 2.9, Menlo School: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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