Briggs Barlow struck out 10 while pitching five strong innings Thursday to lead Tech, seeded second in the Desert League, past the Desert League’s top-seed Silverado in the 4A state baseball playoffs at Sierra Vista. Tech (17-16) advanced to Saturday’s 10 a.m. championship game with the win and will play the losers bracket winner. Silverado (20-11-1) will face Mater East or Clark in Friday’s 4:30 p.m. semifinal. Anthony Sekikawa went 2-for-3 to lead the Roadrunners’ offense, which put five runs on the board in the middle innings to pull away. No. 1S Mater East 9, No. 2S Rancho 8: Benson Ornelas went 3-for-4 with two triples, a double and six RBIs as the Knights (25-7) scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Rancho (14-17). Colin Tocker went 3-for-3 with a triple to help Mater East, which plays Clark at 2 p.m. Friday, with the winner advancing to the 4:30 p.m. losers bracket semifinal against Silverado. No. 1M Clark 4, No.…