The Patterson Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Central Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Patterson will be strutting in after a win while Central Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Patterson took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand El Capitan a 10-0 shutout.
Not much got past Desirrei Sorci, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep El Capitan off the board. Sorci has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grace Cruthis was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Ortiz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Golden Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Central Valley has lost by just one run.
Patterson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Central Valley, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-15.
Patterson was able to grind out a solid victory over Central Valley in their previous matchup back in April, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Central Valley's Brooklynn Steeley, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Patterson still be able to contain Steeley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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