It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valley View can now relate to. They fell just short of the California Condors by a score of 8-7 on Saturday. Valley View's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
For California's part, they got a great performance from Pricilla Ramirez as she struck out 13 batters over 10.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shirley Acevedo was a standout: she got on base in all six of her plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Hailey Chavolla, who scored two runs while going 2-for-7.
Valley View's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5-1. As for California, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season.
Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for California, they will square off against Gahr on Saturday. California is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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