It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rio Hondo can now relate to. They fell 5-2 to the San Diego Vaqueros on Thursday.
Frei Pizarro put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Pizarro was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, Abigail Atkinson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Rio Hondo's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for San Diego, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11-1 record this season.
While Rio Hondo 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 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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