It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Hills had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Vista Murrieta Broncos with a sharp 8-2 victory. Considering South Hills has won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Parker Milton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joie Economides was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Sigala, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
South Hills is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Vista Murrieta, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
South Hills will head out on the road to square off against Pacifica at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South Hills sitting on four straight wins and Pacifica on eight. Vista Murrieta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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