Softball Recap: Taylor Allderdice Dragons vs. McDowell Trojans
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Taylor Allderdice can now relate to. They lost 11-0 to the McDowell Trojans on Wednesday. Taylor Allderdice's defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Taylor Allderdice saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Caruso, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
On McDowell's side, Gabby DeLuca made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. DeLuca has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. DeLuca was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Alex Smith and Gracie Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Miller went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Ava Lockwood was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Taylor Allderdice fell to 11-1. As for McDowell, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Taylor Allderdice does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McDowell, they will be playing at home against State College at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McDowell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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