Scotts Valley and Milpitas squared off in some playoff action  on Saturday, but Scotts Valley had to settle for second. They fell  3-0 to the Milpitas Trojans. Scotts Valley's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
  Sofie Seese was a  force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she  struck out seven batters over  six innings while giving up just two earned  (and one unearned) runs off   three  hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't  given up  more than two  walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
 At the plate, Scotts Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Abby Howell, who  went 1-for-3 with a  double.
 On Milpitas' side,  not much got past  Priyah Quinonez, who gave up just  two  hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Scotts Valley off the board.
 Scotts Valley's loss  ended  a  three-game streak of away wins  and  brought them to 14-7. As for Milpitas, they have  been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won eight of their last nine contests,  which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record  this season.
 Scotts Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Milpitas, they will face off against Valley Christian on Tuesday. Valley Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2  runs per game  this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps