It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Grace Christian Academy can now relate to. They lost 17-1 to the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers on Wednesday. Grace Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grace Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Dalton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Gardner-South Wilmington's side, Maddie Simms made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Simms has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Simms was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Siano, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Grace Olsen, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Grace Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-11.
As of now, neither Grace Christian Academy nor Gardner-South Wilmington have any future games scheduled.
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