It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tatum can now relate to. They fell just short of the White Oak Roughnecks by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Tatum has struggled against White Oak recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Noa Cart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Tatum's defeat dropped their record down to 8-22. As for White Oak, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 25-5.
While Tatum had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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