It's playoff time, and Citrus Valley had no trouble coming through when it counted. They beat the Paloma Valley Wildcats on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
Jake Clark
| 03/19/26 vs Chaparral | 6 |
| 04/28/26 vs Cajon | 5 |
| 02/23/26 vs Millikan | 5 |
| 04/02/26 @ Redlands East Valley | 2 |
| 03/12/26 @ Colony | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Jake Clark got the start for Citrus Valley and what a start it was: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Clark has become a key player for the Blackhawks: the team is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-12 otherwise. Jacob Caldera came in to relieve Clark and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his an inning pitched.
On the hitting side, Citrus Valley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Garcia-Rojas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
The win got Citrus Valley back to even at 14-14. As for Paloma Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 14-14.
Coming up, Citrus Valley will challenge Irvine at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games the Vaqueros have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Paloma Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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