It's playoff time, and Sunnyvale had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Carthage Bulldogs on Thursday. The Raiders not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 5th (when they won 11-3).

Raiders
| 05/07/26 vs Carthage | 9-1 |
| 04/30/26 vs Pittsburg | 3-0 |
| 04/29/26 vs Pittsburg | 3-0 |
| 04/10/26 vs Ford | 3-2 |
| 04/07/26 @ Ford | 4-2 |
The victory (which was Sunnyvale's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-8-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Carthage, their loss dropped their record down to 17-15.
Sunnyvale will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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