East Ridge and Durant squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but East Ridge had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Durant Cougars by a score of 7-6. East Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McKenna DeMartino spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, Veronica Peterson was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hailey Hunt, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her seven plate appearances.
On Durant's side, they got a great performance from Leanne Allen as she didn't allow a single earned run over 7.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Durant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Giana Lopez, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Chancey, who scored a run and stole a base.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Durant, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season.
East Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durant, they will head out on the road to take on Steinbrenner at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
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