It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Immanuel had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Arvin Bears as they made off with an 8-1 win.
Amanda Herrera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allison Wood was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Leah Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Arvin's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelina Cerecer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Immanuel has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Arvin, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-10.
Immanuel will head out on the road to square off against Kerman at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Immanuel: 4, Kerman: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Arvin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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