It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Christian Brothers can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the Capital Christian Cougars on Thursday. Christian Brothers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Capital Christian's part, Ayla Tuua was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Tuua has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Tuua was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alannah Tuua was excellent, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Bree Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Christian Brothers' loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Capital Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2-1 record this season.
Christian Brothers does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Capital Christian, they will challenge Ponderosa at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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