It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact King/Drew can now relate to. They fell just short of the Marquez Gladiators by a score of 7-5 on Monday. King/Drew's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Jordan Garcia was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Garcia wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaiya Downs, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
King/Drew's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Marquez, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
King/Drew does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marquez, they will square off against Wilson at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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