Capital Christian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Pleasant Valley Vikings on Tuesday as the Capital Christian Cougars made off with an 11-1 win. Capital Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
Ayla Tuua was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Tuua has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tuua was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alannah Tuua and Abby Rhee did most of the damage at the plate: Tuua went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Rhee scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Haylie Alkire, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Pleasant Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Cox, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Capital Christian pushed their record up to 24-3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-5.
Capital Christian will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Salinas at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salinas: 3.1, Capital Christian: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Pleasant Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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