It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Madera can now relate to. They fell just short of the Kingsburg Vikings by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Madera's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Viviana Nombrano spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kailea Ricks made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Kingsburg's side, Alyanna "Yaya" Gonzales was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over nine innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Gonzales was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Gonzales wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lexy Kay Paxton, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Madera's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10-1. As for Kingsburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season.
Madera does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kingsburg, they will head out on the road to take on Clovis North at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Kingsburg: 2, Clovis North: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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