Softball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Central Valley

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/30/26 @ Johansen	25
03/18/26 @ Grace Davis	20
04/17/26 vs Grace Davis	19
04/22/26 @ Pacheco	17
03/20/26 vs Pacheco	16

Central Valley had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They put the hurt on the Johansen Vikings with a sharp 15-0 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Brooklynn Steeley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alicia Espinoza, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Selah Chesney was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Central Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .341 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Central Valley's record now sits at 15-8. As for Johansen, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-15.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Central Valley will square off against rival Lathrop at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Johansen is set to challenge their familiar foe Livingston at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.