With a playoff game on the line, Alexander rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Sotomayor WILDCATS onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Alexander sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
For Sotomayor's part, Kolaiah Staten spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. Staten has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Alexander is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8-1 record this season. As for Sotomayor, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
Alexander will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sotomayor: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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