It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lanier Christian Academy can now relate to. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Skipstone Academy Warriors on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Lanier Christian Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Skipstone Academy's pitchers proved too tough.
For Skipstone Academy's part, Madison McRae was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. McRae was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Aleia Kuhn was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Belanger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lanier Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Skipstone Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
While Lanier Christian Academy 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 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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