It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maine East can now relate to. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maine South Hawks on Tuesday. Maine East has not had much luck with Maine South recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Maine East saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Asien, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Maine East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maine South only tossed 11.
On Maine South's side, Jessica Hoffman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Hoffman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffman was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Mazza, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Peyton Santore, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Maine East's loss dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Maine South, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
Maine East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maine South, they will square off against Leyden at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Maine South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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