It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but California had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the San Ramon Valley Wolves. The win made it back-to-back victories for California.
Kaitlyn Le spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hailey King, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Reese Stiner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On San Ramon Valley's side, Sophia Jin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Lyons, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
California has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for San Ramon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
California will stay at home for another game and welcome Amador Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. California will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. San Ramon Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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