It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Whitney can now relate to. They fell just short of the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. Mt. Whitney was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Central Valley Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
For Central Valley Christian's part, they got a big performance out of Brody Pimental, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Caden Ritchie, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mt. Whitney's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Central Valley Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
Mt. Whitney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central Valley Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Exeter at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Exeter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Central Valley Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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