With a playoff game on the line, Van Alstyne rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Panther Creek Panthers. Five seems to be a good number for Van Alstyne as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Panther Creek's part, Alexis Taylor was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Taylor has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Taylor was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Taylor wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Hill, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
The victory (which was Van Alstyne's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-11. As for Panther Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-8.
Van Alstyne is on the road again on Saturday to play Canton. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Van Alstyne: 3.4, Canton: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Panther Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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