It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pisgah had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lake Hornets as they made off with an 11-1 victory. Pisgah might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 21 matches by six runs or more this season.
Alyssa McMurtrey made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. McMurtrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Maddi Byrd and Madysen Washington did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd went 2-for-3 with a home run, while Washington scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Washington is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Audrey Best, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
The win was the third in a row for Pisgah, bringing their record for this year to 24-7. As for Lake, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-9.
Pisgah will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lake: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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