Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Central City Value couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Middle College Cougars by a score of 20-19 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (16), Central City Value still had to take the loss.
Noemi Lorenzo and Emily Fernandez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lorenzo scored five runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6, while Fernandez went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriela Sanchez, who scored a run while going 4-for-6.
Central City Value dropped their record down to 10-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Middle College, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 12-2-1.
Central City Value does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Middle College, they will challenge Narbonne at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Middle College knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past 11 contests -- so hopefully Narbonne likes a good challenge.
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