It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Diana had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the De Kalb Bears a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Colt McDowell's shutout, as he gave up just a hit.
At the plate, New Diana saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Melton, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
New Diana has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for De Kalb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-12.
Coming up, New Diana will take on Edgewood on Thursday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. De Kalb does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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