It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Highland can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hanover Central Wildcats by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Highland's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For Hanover Central's part, Elle Mowry looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Adeline McMahon and Abigail Casten did most of the damage at the plate: McMahon scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Casten went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Paige Jermolowicz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Hanover Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hanover Central, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Boone Grove at 6:00 p.m. Boone Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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