It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Basic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Spring Valley Grizzlies by a score of 9-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Basic also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Mia Frias made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits. Frias has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Frias was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Halley Redd and Isabella Christensen did most of the damage at the plate: Redd scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Christensen scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Gabrielle Clayton was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Spring Valley's side, Isabella Lenahan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Basic is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-16.
Basic is on the road again on Friday to play Rancho at 1:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho: 2.9, Basic: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Spring Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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