It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tahquitz had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat the Paramount Pirates by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-6. The victory was nothing new for Tahquitz as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Lillian Phelps spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Suriah Ortiz was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Rea, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Paramount's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LEAH MAGA?A, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. MAGA?A has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Tahquitz has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Paramount, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Tahquitz will take on Canyon Springs at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tahquitz: 3.4, Canyon Springs: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Paramount does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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