It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bridgeland can now relate to. They fell just short of the Klein Oak Panthers by a score of 5-3 on Friday. Bridgeland's loss signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.
For Klein Oak's part, Riannah Boulanger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Sophie Smith was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Bridgeland's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 32-5. As for Klein Oak, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season.
While Bridgeland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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