It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Vincent can now relate to. They fell just short of the King's Ridge Christian Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Saints' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it 16 in a row.
Loki Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Vincent's saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tekla Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, St. Vincent's didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
St. Vincent's loss dropped their record down to 3-17-1. As for King's Ridge Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Vincent's nor King's Ridge Christian have any future games scheduled.
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