It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Melissa had no problem doing just that on Friday. They beat the Lake Belton Broncos by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-0. Melissa is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 14 straight.
The result came thanks to Alex Starr's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caigan Crabtree was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Amariee Bradford, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Melissa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 37-2-1 record this season. As for Lake Belton, their defeat dropped their record down to 41-5.
Melissa is on the road again on Saturday to play Harlingen South at 1:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Melissa: 1.4, Harlingen South: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lake Belton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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