It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bentonville had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Har-Ber Wildcats a 1-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Bentonville sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
The result came thanks to Ryann Sanders's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bentonville's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Demi Donahoe, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Bentonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Har-Ber, their loss dropped their record down to 22-10.
As of now, neither Bentonville nor Har-Ber have any future games scheduled.
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