Sweetwater and Valley Center squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Sweetwater had to settle for second. They lost 10-1 to the Valley Center Jaguars. Sweetwater has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Valley Center's part, Michael Bray made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Bray has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bray was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kevin Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Manny Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Sweetwater's loss dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Valley Center, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Sweetwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Center, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Morse at 11:00 a.m. Morse is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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