It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gatesville can now relate to. They fell 11-7 to the Burnet Bulldogs on Thursday. Gatesville just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Madison Hester was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off nine hits. Hester has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hester was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Raylee Glover was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kinlee Gardner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Gatesville's defeat dropped their record down to 18-16. As for Burnet, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season.
While Gatesville 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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