It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hardee can now relate to. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clearwater Tornadoes on Tuesday. Hardee's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Alexandra Herrera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on 13 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Makayla DeLeon was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On Clearwater's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Morgan Maske gave up five runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Clearwater's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Juleah Patterson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jadah Nicholls, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Hardee's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Clearwater, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Hardee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clearwater, they will face off against LaBelle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in LaBelle's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups.
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