On Tuesday Valerie Gonzales made a splash, striking out eight batters over nine innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. It looks like she has San Luis Obispo's number considering she had a big game the last time she faced them, too. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fourth in a row with more than five strikeouts. On the year, Gonzales has an ERA of 2.67 over 76 innings pitched.
Gonzales and Orcutt Academy will head out on the road to challenge Nipomo at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Orcutt Academy has been dominating on the road and they'll enter the matchup having won six straight away games. Will Gonzales and the rest of the team be able to keep the streak alive? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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