It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vance County can now relate to. They lost 20-0 to the Western Harnett Eagles on Tuesday. Vance County's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
For Western Harnett's part, Morgan McAuley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. McAuley has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. McAuley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Micah Wolvington and Olivia Moomaw did most of the damage at the plate: Wolvington scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Moomaw scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Faith Woodard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Vance County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Western Harnett, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
While Vance County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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