With a playoff game on the line, Tidehaven rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Poth Pirates by a score of 5-2. The victory was familiar territory for Tidehaven who now have three in a row.
Maleah Galvan made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Galvan was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayleigh Nash, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lacie Perez, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Tidehaven has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13-1 record this season. As for Poth, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Tidehaven by a score of 13-3 later that day.
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