Softball Preview: Golden Valley Cougars vs. Central Valley Hawks
After two games on the road, Golden Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Central Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Golden Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Central Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Golden Valley got themselves on the board against Escalon, but Escalon never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 6-0 win. That's two games straight that Golden Valley has won by exactly six runs.
Bree Barner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Barner has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Barner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stefani Ramirez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Amaya Torrez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Central Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Orestimba.
Reylena Herrera was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jannet Valencia, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Golden Valley pushed their record up to 6-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Central Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
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