It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nanih Waiya can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the Stringer Red Devils on Friday. Nanih Waiya was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Stringer's pitchers proved too tough.
For Stringer's part, Madilyn Graham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Graham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Graham was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayleigh Douglas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Buckley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Nanih Waiya dropped their record down to 14-12-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Stringer, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Nanih Waiya by a score of 8-0.
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