It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Murphysboro can now relate to. They fell just short of the Carterville Lions by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. Murphysboro's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Ayla Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Murphysboro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ciara Fulmer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Carterville's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Caidence Phillips gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Murphysboro's defeat dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Carterville, the victory was the 32nd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 32-1.
As of now, neither Murphysboro nor Carterville have any future games scheduled.
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