After flying high against Porterville last Thursday, Golden West came back down to earth. The Golden West Trailblazers fell just short of the Redwood Rangers by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Golden West in their matchups with Redwood: they've now lost six in a row.
Golden West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aniyah Venegas, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Redwood's side, Jackie Ramirez tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Ramirez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bella Valdez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Somavia, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Golden West's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Redwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Golden West will take on El Diamante at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (El Diamante: 3.3, Golden West: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Redwood, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mt. Whitney at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Redwood's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Mt. Whitney has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
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