It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Milano can now relate to. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Latexo Tigers on Thursday. Milano's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Karley Hairston spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Milano saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylee Wall, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Milano's loss dropped their record down to 17-10-1. As for Latexo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11-2 record this season.
While Milano had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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