West Ranch and Palos Verdes squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but West Ranch had to settle for second. They lost 14-4 to the Palos Verdes Sea Kings.
Payton Borland was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Krista Viereck was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Palos Verdes' side, Daniella Boccanfuso made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Boccanfuso has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Boccanfuso was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Palos Verdes got a massive performance out of Ellie Correa, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maven Ding, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
West Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Palos Verdes, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
West Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palos Verdes, they will face off against Quartz Hill at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Quartz Hill: 2.8, Palos Verdes: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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