It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Spring Valley had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-6 margin over the Foothill Falcons. Considering Spring Valley has won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aubreyana Sanchez made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off eight hits. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Isabella Lenahan was a standout: she went 4-for-6 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run. Aubree Holcombe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.
On Foothill's side, Julie Stanton was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Gilbertson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Spring Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Foothill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
Spring Valley will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Rancho. Rancho's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Spring Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Foothill, they will head out on the road to square off against Southeast Career Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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