Los Gatos and Valley Christian squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Los Gatos had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 4-2. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 8-2 to the Warriors when the teams met back in March of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Matt Ludeman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Los Gatos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Los Gatos' loss dropped their record down to 24-5. As for Valley Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-6-1.
Los Gatos does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Christian, they will face off against Junipero Serra at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 1.7, the Padres 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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