It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Christian Academy can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the West Washington Senators on Tuesday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Christian Academy was not able to get on the board.
Samantha Lawyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On West Washington's side, not much got past Elliot Nance, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Christian Academy off the board.
At the plate, Layla Manship was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Haub, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for West Washington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-1.
Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Washington, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Lanesville at 6:00 p.m. Lanesville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so West Washington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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