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Sierra grinds one out at WR
Cougars compete with but done in by late mistakes
SOFT--Sierra-Weston Ranch 1
Sierra courtesy runner Kiara Balika steals second with the slide ahead of the outstretched glove of Weston Ranch shortstop Vanessa Contreras in the first inning of Fridays Valley Oak League contest held at Weston Ranch. - photo by JONAMAR JACINTO/The Bulletin
STOCKTON — Allie Walljasper struck out 14 in six innings, Julie Deanda and Maddie Penner each rapped two-run hits and Devi Coglio legged out a home run in Sierra’s 8-0 win at Weston Ranch on Friday.The margin of victory is deceiving, as it was a 1-0 pitcher’s duel through four innings. While the LSU-bound Walljasper did her thing in the circle, Weston Ranch’s Arianna Hernandez was twirling a gem of her own until defensive miscues did the Cougars in.Weston Ranch (1-3 Valley Oak League, 6-5 overall) even had chances to score before it got out of hand. Three Cougars reached with no outs in the fourth and fifth innings combined, and all of them were left stranded in scoring position.