It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact James Island can now relate to. They lost 14-2 to the Hartsville Red Foxes on Saturday. James Island's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
James Island saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Manchester, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Hartsville's side, they got a great performance from Elena Mathys as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Mathys has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aliyah Smith was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Myah Harvey was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and a run.
James Island's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Hartsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
As of now, neither James Island nor Hartsville have any future games scheduled.
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