It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but George Ranch had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cinco Ranch Cougars a 9-0 shutout. Considering George Ranch has won 18 games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Zaria Turner, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Cinco Ranch off the board. Turner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Karrlauhn Deas, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Kamaryn Radford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
George Ranch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Cinco Ranch, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat George Ranch by a score of 5-2.
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