It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cienega can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to the Willow Canyon Wildcats, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Cienega has not had much luck with Willow Canyon recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Willow Canyon's part, Aubrey Kautman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Kautman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Willow Canyon's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Harmony Andrade, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base. Andrade has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Cienega's defeat dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Willow Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season.
Cienega does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Willow Canyon, they will head out on the road to face off against Canyon View at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Canyon View is coming into the matchup with ten straight victories at home, so Willow Canyon will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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