It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bishop Verot can now relate to. They fell just short of the Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Bishop Verot's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Payton Breadmore spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McKenna Robbins was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Academy of the Holy Names' side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Keala Hollenkamp gave up one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Academy of the Holy Names saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maisi Sigler, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Bishop Verot's defeat dropped their record down to 21-7-1. As for Academy of the Holy Names, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Bishop Verot does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Academy of the Holy Names, they will face off against Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Academy of the Holy Names: 3.2, Calvary Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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