It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sunlake had no problem doing just that on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Sickles Gryphons out 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Sunlake as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mia Fields made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Fields has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Fields was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Fields wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Sickles' side, Madyson Rambeau was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
The victory was the third in a row for Sunlake, bringing their record for this year to 17-9. As for Sickles, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-23.
Sunlake will face off against East Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Lake is coming into the match with five straight wins on the road, so Sunlake will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Sickles does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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