It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marissa/Coulterville can now relate to. They lost 8-1 to the Valmeyer Pirates on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Marissa/Coulterville couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Valmeyer's part, Brooke Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Miller has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Avery Proffer, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Payton Similey, who went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Marissa/Coulterville's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9. As for Valmeyer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-6.
Marissa/Coulterville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valmeyer, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Calhoun at 4:30 p.m. 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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