It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Valley had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Colusa RedHawks out 4-3. The win was familiar territory for West Valley who now have five in a row.
Aubree Wertz spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Addy Taylor was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadynce Gippner, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Colusa's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Ava Garcia gave up only one earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 12 Ks.
West Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Colusa, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-6.
West Valley will head out on the road to square off against University Prep at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. University Prep is coming into the match with ten straight victories at home, so West Valley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Colusa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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