Softball Recap: Glacier Peak Grizzlies vs. Olympia Bears
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Glacier Peak can now relate to. They fell just short of the Olympia Bears by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Glacier Peak's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Maya Mesa put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Mesa has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Mesa was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mesa wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hirshorn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Olympia's side, Sami Potvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Glacier Peak's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Olympia, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
Glacier Peak does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olympia, they will face off against Jackson at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Olympia: 3.3, Jackson: 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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