Earlville and Harvest Christian Academy squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Earlville had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Harvest Christian Academy Lions by a score of 7-6. Earlville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Harvest Christian Academy's part, Alyssa Burke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Burke has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Burke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie Linta, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Earlville's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Harvest Christian Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-10.
As of now, neither Earlville nor Harvest Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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