It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Juanita can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Seattle Prep Panthers on Friday. Juanita was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Seattle Prep apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Juanita saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Calista Labuguen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Labuguen has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
On Seattle Prep's side, Erica Daher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Fiona Dunn, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Hayden Downer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Juanita's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6. As for Seattle Prep, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-8-1.
Juanita will look to defend their home field on Friday against Prairie at 1:30 p.m. Juanita is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season. As for Seattle Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Snohomish at 3:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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