Valissia Brathwaite took the Pythons to the brink of yet another Championship, pitching her team to a 16-3 victory over the Hawks. Photo: File

Allen 'Woodrow' Smith pitched the Pirates to a 2-0 lead in the Play Offs against Power Outage; the Pirates winning 14-2. Photo: VINO/File

The game, which got action underway for the weekend, saw the Pythons cruise to the win on 9 hits, 3 errors and left 5 runners on base, whilst the Hawks had 2 hits, 8 errors and left 6 runners on base.

The winning pitcher was Valisia Brathwaite and the loser was Riiah Durante. Sheniqua Fahie of Pythons went 3-4 with 3 runs scored and Denecia Hodge went 1-3 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in.

Pythons lead the series 2-0.

Republica Dominicana defeat Reds

In Game 2 of the best of five Playoff Series, the Republica Dominicana defeated Reds 12-2.

Republica Dominicana had 12 runs, 12 hits, 1 error and left 7 runners on base. Reds had 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error and left 6 runners on base.

The winning pitcher was Yervis Rodriguez and the loser was Warren Brooks.

Alfonso Tejada of Republica Dominicana went 3-3 with a double, 2 home runs, 3 runs scored and 6 runs batted in and Edward Venzen went 3-4 with 2 doubles, a run scored and a run batted in.

Richard Clendinen of Reds went 1-1 with 2 runs batted in.

However, on Saturday the Reds took a 2-1 advantage in the series with a  16-2 victory.

The Reds had 16 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors and left 3 runners on base. Republica Dominicana had 2 runs, 4 hits, 4 errors and left 3 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Roy Hill and the loser was Bryan Scatliffe.

Lloyd Jackson of Reds went 2-3 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in and Timothy Brewer went 2-3 with a double, a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in. George Veras and Edward Venzen of Reds each went 1-2 with a run batted in.

Pirates overpower Power Outage

In the other Play Off, the Pirates defeated Power Outage 14-2. Pirates had 14 runs, 7 hits, 1 error and left 7 runners on base. Power Outage had 2 runs, 6 hits, 5 errors and left 5 runners on base.

The winning pitcher was Allen ‘Woodrow’ Smith and the loser was Joseph Smith.

Devon Bedford of Pirates went 1-3 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 3 runs batted in and Nikos Penn went 1-2 with a run scored and 3 runs batted in.

Sheldon John homered for the Power Outage and knocked in their 2 runs.

Pirates lead the series 2-0.