It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sullivan County can now relate to. They lost 13-2 to the Bucktail Bucks on Thursday. Sullivan County has struggled against Bucktail recently, as their match on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Mariah Halabuk made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlee Wettlaufer, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Bucktail's side, Makenzie Wagner made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Wagner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matti Mason, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kendall Wagner was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Sullivan County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Bucktail, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Sullivan County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bucktail, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Old Forge at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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