Softball Recap: Central Valley Has No Trouble Against Anderson

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Enterprise	25
03/18/25 vs Fall River	17
03/18/25 vs Fall River	16
04/11/25 @ Anderson	10
03/07/25 @ Paradise	10

Central Valley's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Anderson Cubs as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Joleen Short made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Hazel Chavez was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ava Lanzit, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Central Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Anderson only posted a batting average of .160.

Central Valley's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-7. As for Anderson, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Central Valley and Yreka will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd. The Miners have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.06 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Anderson, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on University Prep at 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd.