It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Prairie can now relate to. They fell 6-1 to the Western Panthers on Monday. New Prairie's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Ava Geyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, New Prairie saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Willoughby, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, New Prairie didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only tossed ten.
On Western's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lucy George gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Brynley Erb was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kylie Miller, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Western, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 28-2.
As of now, neither New Prairie nor Western have any future games scheduled.
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