It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Central can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the New London Wildcats on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for South Central in their matchups with New London: they've now lost three in a row.
South Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ember Phillips, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
On New London's side, Emilee Rowland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rowland has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Rowland was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Rowland, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Raeann Mitchell was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
South Central now has a losing record at 12-13. As for New London, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
South Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New London, they will face off against Monroeville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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