It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Joseph Notre Dame can now relate to. They fell just short of the Salesian College Preparatory Pride by a score of 3-2 on Friday. St. Joseph Notre Dame's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
St. Joseph Notre Dame saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Roben, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Salesian College Preparatory's side, DeAmor Coleman was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Coleman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ta'Leysha Thompson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Notre Dame's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2-1.
St. Joseph Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will head out on the road to square off against Del Norte at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Salesian College Preparatory is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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