With a playoff game on the line, Colony rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Village Christian Crusaders by a score of 8-3. Colony is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 19 straight.
Steven Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Colony got a massive performance out of Jacob Castro, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Connor Rangel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Village Christian's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johan Pelayo, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Colony has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6-1 record this season. As for Village Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8-1.
Colony will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on University City at 4:00 p.m. on May 28th. Colony is on a nine-game streak of home wins, University City a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Village Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pacifica at 4:00 p.m. on May 28th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pacifica: 3.5, Village Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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