It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Valley Center had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Sweetwater Red Devils.
Michael Bray made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Bray has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bray was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kevin Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Manny Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Valley Center is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Sweetwater, they dropped their record down to 17-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Valley Center will stay at home for another game and welcome Morse at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morse is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Sweetwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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