Golden Valley entered their tilt with El Capitan with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the El Capitan Gauchos 8-2. For Golden Valley, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss El Capitan walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Bree Barner made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Barner has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Barner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Golden Valley got a big performance out of Gabriella Cienfuegos, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Celia Giammona was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Golden Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-8. As for El Capitan, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Golden Valley will head out on the road to face off against Escalon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for El Capitan, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Patterson at 4:00 p.m. on April 10th.
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