It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jacksonville can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the White Plains Wildcats on Tuesday. Jacksonville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For White Plains' part, Leighton Arnold made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Arnold has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Arnold was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Callie Richardson, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Addison Bradley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Jacksonville now has a losing record at 18-19-3. As for White Plains, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-14.
Jacksonville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-2 victory vs. Anniston on the 30th. As for White Plains, they will challenge North Jackson at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. White Plains is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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