It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Othello had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Olympic Trojans by a score of 6-1. The victory was nothing new for Othello as they're now sitting on three straight.
Amarie Guzman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Miccaela Valdez, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Naraiah Guzman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Othello has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Olympic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-4.
Othello will head out on the road to face off against Sedro-Woolley at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Othello's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Sedro-Woolley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Olympic, they will head out on the road to square off against Kingston at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympic is facing Kingston at the right time seeing as Kingston is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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