Del Norte and Murrieta Mesa squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Del Norte had to settle for second. They lost 8-2 to the Murrieta Mesa Rams.
Lainey Llamas was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Alexa Brunetti, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double.
On Murrieta Mesa's side, Lilly Hauser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Hauser has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Paige Bambarger, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Farrier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Murrieta Mesa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Del Norte nor Murrieta Mesa have any future games scheduled.
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