Softball:
Norco looked every bit the state’s No. 6 program (MaxPreps) on Saturday.
The top-seeded Cougars cruised to a 6-1 victory at Ayala in a CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round contest.
Coral Williams went the distance in the circle.
Williams allowed just one run on three hits.
She issued one walk and registered four strikeouts.
Taelor Walker hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to give AHS a 1-0 lead.
Jocelyn Escobedo and Viviana Jilek had one single apiece to account for the rest of the Bulldogs’ offense on Saturday.
Allie Lukaszewicz went 3 1/3 innings, and she was charged with five runs (two earned) on five hits.
Lukaszewicz walked one and fanned a pair of Norco batters.
The Cougars got one run on three hits off Lilianna Acosta.
Acosta walked two and struck out one.
Ashley Duran went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Tamryn Shorter and Isabella Ray singled and scored one run apiece.
Dakota Potter doubled and scored.
Sasha Pham went 1-for-3 with two runs and a pair of RBIs.
Kendra Nelsen was hit by pitch with the bases loaded.
Leighton Gray had an RBI single.
Box Score:
N: 0-3-0-2-0-0-1-(6)
A: 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-(1)
Win: Coral Williams
Loss: Allie Lukaszewicz
HR: Taelor Walker (A)
2B: Ashley Duran (N), Dakota Potter (N)
Records: Norco (28-3); Ayala (22-3)