It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Jolla had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the Southwest SD Raiders 12-10. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Natalie Alvarez
| 05/23/25 vs Southwest SD | 13 |
| 05/07/25 vs High Tech SD | 10 |
| 03/15/25 vs California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 8 |
| 02/26/25 @ Southwest SD | 8 |
| 05/16/25 @ Hoover | 6 |
Natalie Alvarez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, La Jolla let Jerri Taylor and Ella Pearl run wild. Taylor went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Pearl went 4-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Those four hits gave Pearl a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Imelda Lopez, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
La Jolla was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .387 that Southwest SD posted.
La Jolla pushed their record up to 11-13 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10 runs. As for Southwest SD, they moved to 12-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
La Jolla does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest SD, they will face off against Crawford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders are facing the Colts at the right time seeing as the Colts are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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