Softball Preview: Sequoia Pathway Academy Pumas vs. Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils
Sequoia Pathway Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Sequoia Pathway Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Santa Cruz Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Sequoia Pathway Academy can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past Leading Edge Academy - GEC 15-5. The win was just what Sequoia Pathway Academy needed coming off of an 18-0 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley suffered a tough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Round Valley on Wednesday.
Layla Brown was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Brown has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Tatiyana Reyes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Mikayla Leos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Sequoia Pathway Academy's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Sequoia Pathway Academy might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Santa Cruz Valley in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Sequoia Pathway Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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