Salesian College Preparatory and Del Norte squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Salesian College Preparatory had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Del Norte Warriors by a score of 4-3. Salesian College Preparatory's loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
DeAmor Coleman was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Coleman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Coleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jisselle Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Salesian College Preparatory's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3-1. As for Del Norte, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Salesian College Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Del Norte, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Helena at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Helena is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Del Norte a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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