It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Montesano can now relate to. They fell just short of the Royal Knights by a score of 6-4 on Friday. Montesano's loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Liv Robinson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Alexa Stanfield was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Royal's side, Jill Allred spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Allred has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lily Delarosa, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Eilers, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Montesano's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4. As for Royal, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Montesano has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lakeside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montesano is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. Royal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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