It was a good run, but Vista del Lago unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Christian Brothers Falcons by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Vista del Lago's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Charlize Cai put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Cai has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cai was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Vista del Lago didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian Brothers only tossed seven.
On Christian Brothers' side, not much got past Maya Filger, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Vista del Lago off the board.
At the plate, Christian Brothers' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josephine Eschelman, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Vista del Lago's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Christian Brothers, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Vista del Lago will square off against Folsom at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Vista del Lago is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. Christian Brothers does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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