It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Germantown can now relate to. They lost 10-4 to the Hernando Tigers on Saturday. Germantown has struggled against Hernando recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Lily Bittle was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Dodds, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Hernando's side, Olivia Skinner tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayla Sites, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Bertlee Barrett was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Germantown's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8. As for Hernando, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Germantown nor Hernando have any future games scheduled.
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