It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Whitney had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Laguna Creek Cardinals out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Whitney.
Corden Pettey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Jax Gimenez was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Warner, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Laguna Creek's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Halseth, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Halseth has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Whitney has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-6.
Whitney will take on Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whitney: 3.2, Elk Grove: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Laguna Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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