South Lakes extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Lake Braddock. They never let the Lake Braddock Bruins onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Gracie De La Cruz, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Lake Braddock off the board.
At the plate, Fiona Shaw was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Lake Braddock's side, Mackenzie Verdejo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. Verdejo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Braddock saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey Hackbarth, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
South Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10-1 record this season. As for Lake Braddock, their loss dropped their record down to 21-5.
South Lakes is on the road again on Friday to play Osbourn Park at 10:00 a.m. South Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Lake Braddock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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