It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Unionville Longhorns onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Considering East has won seven games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Rebecca Opperman, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Unionville off the board. Opperman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caelyn Rodriguez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carly Bickle, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Unionville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
As of now, neither East nor Unionville have any future games scheduled.
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