Softball Recap: Addison Otto can't quite lead Smithville over Gateway College Preparatory

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Smithville can now relate to. They lost 9-3 to the Gateway College Preparatory Gators on Thursday. Smithville's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Smithville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Otto, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Otto has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.

Smithville's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-3. As for Gateway College Preparatory, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6-2 record this season.

While Smithville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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