There's no place like home for Golden Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let the Sonora Wildcats get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Not much got past Savanna Benc, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Sonora off the board. Benc has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Emily Green
| 04/23/25 vs Sonora | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ El Capitan | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ Los Banos | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Merced | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Turlock | 1 |
At the plate, Emily Green was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Amaya Torrez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Golden Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Sonora, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-15.
Golden Valley has already played their next match, a 6-0 defeat against Atwater on the 29th. As for Sonora, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-7 win against Escalon on the 29th.
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