It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wellington can now relate to. They fell 10-6 to the Lyons Lions on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost five in a row.
Jasmine Tafoya was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Charley Somday and Kensley Story did some serious damage despite the final result: Somday scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Story scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wellington's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Lyons, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Wellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lyons, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Eaton at 2:30 p.m. One thing working in Lyons' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last seven games.
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