It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monte Vista had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets with a sharp 12-1 win. Monte Vista might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
David Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justyn Stone, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was David Aceron, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Palo Verde Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Wright, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Monte Vista's victory bumped their record up to 19-9-1. As for Palo Verde Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14-1.
As of now, neither Monte Vista nor Palo Verde Valley have any future games scheduled.
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