It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Victoria West had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Galena Park Yellowjackets, sneaking past 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted since March 28th.
Aiden Deleon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Payton Brannan, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Evan Waters was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run.
Victoria West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Galena Park fell to 22-1.
Victoria West will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Yellowjackets: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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