Softball Recap: Golden Valley Cougars vs. El Capitan Gauchos
Golden Valley entered their tilt with El Capitan with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the El Capitan Gauchos 8-2. For Golden Valley, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss El Capitan walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Bree Barner made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Barner has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Barner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Golden Valley got a big performance out of Gabriella Cienfuegos, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Celia Giammona was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Golden Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-8. As for El Capitan, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Golden Valley will head out on the road to face off against Escalon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for El Capitan, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Patterson at 4:00 p.m. on April 10th.
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