It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Darien can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southington Blue Knights by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Darien has struggled against Southington recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Southington's part, the result came thanks to Maddie Furniss's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks. Furniss has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Perugini, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Perugini has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Darien's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Southington, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
While Darien had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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