East Central and Bowie squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but East Central had to settle for second. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bowie Bulldogs. East Central's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
East Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Delgado, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, East Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their second loss (out of 11 games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
On Bowie's side, not much got past Kate Bookidis, who gave up just three hits to keep East Central off the board.
At the plate, Bowie let Valeria Feeney and Anya German loose on the outfield. Feeney went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while German went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double. German has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bella Nungaray, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
East Central's loss dropped their record down to 26-7-1. As for Bowie, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-8.
While East Central 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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