It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carmi-White County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Carterville Lions by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Carmi-White County has not had much luck with Carterville recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Audrey Upton spent all 13 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On Carterville's side, they let Amayah Doyle and Kendall McCalla loose on the outfield. Doyle got on base in five of her six plate appearances with a stolen base, while McCalla went 2-for-6 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Carmi-White County's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for Carterville, the win was the 34th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 34-1.
As of now, neither Carmi-White County nor Carterville have any future games scheduled.
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