It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Valley can now relate to. They lost 15-6 to the Lassen Grizzlies on Friday. West Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lassen apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
For Lassen's part, Tony Carvalho made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carvalho has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carvalho was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lassen got a big performance out of Tucker Schall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Zayn Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
West Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Lassen, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-6-1.
West Valley will take on Orland at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Orland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so West Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lassen, they will face off against Gridley at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gridley is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Lassen will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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