It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sullivan can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Posey Vikings by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. Sullivan's loss signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.
Sullivan saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexus Grindstaff, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Sullivan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Posey only tossed four.
On North Posey's side, Addie Fullop was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Fullop has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Fullop was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Sullivan's defeat dropped their record down to 25-5. As for North Posey, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Sullivan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Posey, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Cascade at 11:00 a.m. Cascade will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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