The Fowler Redcats will challenge the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Fowler sitting on 16 straight victories and Pioneer Valley on four.
Fowler is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand El Diamante a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Redcats, who have now won 16 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley earned a 7-2 win over Chowchilla on Friday.
Ciena Acosta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pioneer Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kianna Real, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Real has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Natalia Rocha was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Fowler pushed their record up to 23-4-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pioneer Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 18-11.
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