It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Marys can now relate to. They fell just short of the Archbishop Wood Vikings by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. St. Marys' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Avery Eckels spent all 9.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Marys saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylen Eozzo, who went 1-for-5 with an RBI.
On Archbishop Wood's side, they also let their pitcher toss all ten innings and she was also dialed-in: Jackie Cobb gave up three earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maura Yoos, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Parker Kraus, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
St. Marys' defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Archbishop Wood, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
St. Marys does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Wood, they will face off against Elizabeth Forward on Monday. Elizabeth Forward is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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