It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Western had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the New Prairie Cougars. The victory was nothing new for Western as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Lucy George spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brynley Erb, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie Miller, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
On New Prairie's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ava Geyer gave up five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, New Prairie saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Willoughby, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, New Prairie didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only tossed ten.
Western's win bumped their record up to 28-2. As for New Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-7.
As of now, neither Western nor New Prairie have any future games scheduled.
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