It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Oceanside had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Escondido Charter White Tigers by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oceanside.
Nayeli Adame spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lia Nance, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Nalia Nuanez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Escondido Charter's side, Lilly Harper was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Harper was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Zaliyah Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Oceanside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-1 record this season. As for Escondido Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-7.
As of now, neither Oceanside nor Escondido Charter have any future games scheduled.
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