Golden Valley fell victim to Atwater and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Atwater Falcons. Golden Valley has not had much luck with Atwater recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Even though they lost, Golden Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atwater only tossed five.
For Atwater's part, not much got past Kylie Medina, who gave up just four hits to keep Golden Valley off the board. Medina has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kaydence Armando was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Golden Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-11. As for Atwater, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-10.
Golden Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Merced at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Merced's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Atwater, they will head out on the road to square off against Buhach Colony at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Atwater is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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