With a playoff game on the line, Park Vista rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Santaluces Chiefs a 4-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Park Vista.
Park Vista got a great performance from Cael Brannon as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Brannon has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Park Vista's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joe Calise, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Santaluces' side, they got a good showing from Aidan Nelson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Park Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Santaluces, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11.
As of now, neither Park Vista nor Santaluces have any future games scheduled.
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