It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clay-Battelle can now relate to. They lost 16-4 to the Trinity Christian Warriors on Thursday. Clay-Battelle's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
For Trinity Christian's part, Paige Hopkins and Jillian Conn made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Hopkins pitched three innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Meanwhile, Conn tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Hopkins scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Conn scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Peyton Moore was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Marlo Flecker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Clay-Battelle's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Trinity Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-10 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Clay-Battelle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Trinity Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against South Harrison at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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