Softball Recap: McKenzie Tigers vs. Red Level Tigers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McKenzie can now relate to. They lost 9-2 to the Red Level Tigers on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to McKenzie of the 18-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Red Level's part, Caroline Blackwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over 6.2 innings pitched. Blackwell was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Bailey Green was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Amaya Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
McKenzie's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Red Level, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
McKenzie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Level, they will head out on the road to take on Brantley at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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