It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Grand Saline can now relate to. They fell just short of the Whitesboro Bearcats by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. Grand Saline has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Whitesboro's part, Avery Howerton made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Howerton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Howerton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tylar Olsen, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Grand Saline's loss dropped their record down to 23-12-1. As for Whitesboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season.
Grand Saline does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Whitesboro, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Gunter at 6:00 p.m. Whitesboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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