Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Willow Canyon walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Verrado Vipers a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Vipers back in April, they had to take a 4-0 loss.

Easton Spriggs
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Not much got past Easton Spriggs, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Verrado off the board. Spriggs has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Willow Canyon's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Ray, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Willow Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-10-1 record this season. As for Verrado, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-6.
As of now, neither Willow Canyon nor the Vipers have any future games scheduled.
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