It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the El Capitan Vaqueros had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Centurions a 1-0 shutout. After a 9-3 finish the last time they played, El Capitan and University City decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
El Capitan's one-goal win came courtesy of
Lia Peterson, who's now up to 37 this season.
The victory (which was El Capitan's fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-2-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for University City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8-2.
El Capitan will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Central at 5:00 p.m. El Capitan is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Central is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. University City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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