It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vista del Lago can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cathedral City Lions by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Vista del Lago's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Cathedral City's part, Sayuri Toledo made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Toledo has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Toledo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Vista del Lago's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Cathedral City, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Vista del Lago does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cathedral City, they will head out on the road to take on Eastside at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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