With a playoff game on the line, Whitney rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Cordova Lancers onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Braeden Jenest looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Oyler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jax Gimenez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cordova's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Nyberg, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Whitney has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Cordova, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-13-1.
Whitney will challenge Laguna Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Laguna Creek is coming into the contest with eight straight victories on the road, so Whitney will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Cordova does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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