It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Academy of Our Lady of Peace can now relate to. They fell just short of the Imperial Tigers by a score of 6-5 on Friday.
Emma Dominguez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Imperial's side, Jayden Rutledge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. Rutledge has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clarissa Davila was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea De La Trinidad, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11-1 record this season. As for Imperial, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-3-1.
As of now, neither Academy of Our Lady of Peace nor Imperial have any future games scheduled.
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