University Prep waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Valley Eagles and snuck past 3-2. That's two games straight that University Prep has won by just one run.
Gracie Hornbuckle tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, University Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Megan Boudro, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On West Valley's side, Aubree Wertz spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits.
University Prep pushed their record up to 16-2-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for West Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
University Prep will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Central Valley at 4:30 p.m. As for West Valley, they are on the road again on Friday to play Foothill at 1:00 p.m. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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