It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Garden Grove can now relate to. They fell just short of the Grace Lancers by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Garden Grove let down their fans at home.
Kayden Connaty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Garden Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tayler Dooley, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Garden Grove 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 Grace only tossed seven.
On Grace's side, Rosy Salazar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Salazar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ava Depew was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Garden Grove's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10. As for Grace, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-3-1.
Garden Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grace, they will square off against Liberty at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty: 2.8, Grace: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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