It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but California had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Valley View Eagles and snuck past 8-7. The win was familiar territory for California who now have nine in a row.
California got a great performance from Pricilla Ramirez as she struck out 13 batters over 10.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Ramirez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shirley Acevedo was a standout: she got on base in all six of her plate appearances with a home run. Hailey Chavolla was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-7.
California pushed their record up to 28-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home. As for Valley View, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5-1.
California will square off against Gahr on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gahr: 3, California: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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