The Central Valley Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Merced Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Central Valley nor Merced posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Central Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Patterson.
Brooklynn Steeley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, Central Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Priscilla Hamidat, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Merced fell victim to Atwater and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. Merced has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Merced, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
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