It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Texas can now relate to. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntsville Hornets on Saturday. Texas has not had much luck with Huntsville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Eva Treadway spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cara Williams made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Huntsville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelynn Duke, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Texas' loss dropped their record down to 20-14-1. As for Huntsville, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-4.
Texas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntsville, they will face off against Melissa at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Melissa knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Huntsville likes a good challenge.
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