It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palmetto had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Bloomingdale Bulls. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palmetto.
Makenna Lee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palmetto's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Desiree Aitken, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Borresen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Bloomingdale's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Natalie Cable gave up four earned runs on six hits and racked up 16 Ks.
Even though they lost, Bloomingdale didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmetto only tossed nine.
Palmetto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Bloomingdale, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-1.
As of now, neither Palmetto nor Bloomingdale have any future games scheduled.
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