It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Golden Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Spartans by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Golden Valley's defeat signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak.
Alina-Jolie Allen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Golden Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South only tossed five.
On South's side, Scarlett Lopez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. She hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kloie Wetmore, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Golden Valley's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-4. As for South, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Golden Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South, they will head out on the road to square off against Pioneer Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. South is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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