It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Colusa can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Valley Eagles by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Colusa was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as West Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Ava Garcia spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On West Valley's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Aubree Wertz gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addy Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Cadynce Gippner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Colusa's defeat dropped their record down to 23-6. As for West Valley, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-10.
Colusa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Valley, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against University Prep at 2:00 p.m. University Prep is coming into the match with ten straight wins at home, so West Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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