Softball Recap: Desert Finds Playoff Glory Versus Trona

Scorpions

Margin (Wins)

02/26/25 @ Silver Valley	18
04/28/25 @ Frazier Mountain	17
03/10/25 vs Lone Pine	15
03/21/25 vs Frazier Mountain	14
04/17/25 vs Silver Valley	11

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Desert walked away with it. They blew past the Trona Tornadoes 11-1 on Friday. The Scorpions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by eight runs or more this season.

Alayna Phillips made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caroline Kesler, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.

Desert's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Trona, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-7 record.

Coming up, Desert will head out to challenge Kern Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trona does not have any more games scheduled as of now.