South El Monte had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Silverado Hawks onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Thursday. South El Monte might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Nadine Gutierrez, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Silverado off the board.
On the hitting side, South El Monte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazmine Leyva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Elise Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
The victory was the 12th in a row for South El Monte, bringing their record for this year to 21-5-2. As for Silverado, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-12.
South El Monte will be playing at home against Providence at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. South El Monte is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Providence a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Silverado does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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