Oakland and Big Valley Christian squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Oakland had to settle for second. They fell 5-0 to the Big Valley Christian Lions. Oakland was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Big Valley Christian's pitchers proved too tough.
For Big Valley Christian's part, the result came thanks to Ava Hernandez's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kailey Rivera was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Oakland's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5-1. As for Big Valley Christian, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 22-6-1.
As of now, neither Oakland nor Big Valley Christian have any future games scheduled.
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