It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Golden Valley Bulldogs. The win was familiar territory for South who now have ten in a row.
Scarlett Lopez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Lopez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. She hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kloie Wetmore, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Golden Valley's side, Alina-Jolie Allen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Golden Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South only tossed five.
South is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Golden Valley, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-4.
South will head out on the road to take on Pioneer Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. Golden Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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