It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Garfield had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bravo Knights a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Garfield, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Nadia Carrillo, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Bravo off the board. Carrillo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mia Negrete was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madilyn Mu?oz, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Bravo's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Mendez, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Garfield, bringing their record for this year to 18-5. As for Bravo, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Garfield will square off against San Fernando at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Garfield is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. Bravo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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