It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Buckingham Charter had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rio Vista Rams a 13-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Buckingham Charter who now have ten in a row.
Haley Griffin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Griffin has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Griffin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Walberg, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Tamia Cendejas was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Buckingham Charter's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Rio Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Buckingham Charter will challenge Millennium at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buckingham Charter knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Millennium likes a good challenge. Rio Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
