It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orthopaedic can now relate to. They lost 11-0 to the Taft Toreadors on Friday. Orthopaedic's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Taft's part, Chiara Cioffi made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Cioffi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cioffi was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Zahra Hengst and Katelyn Levine did most of the damage at the plate: Hengst scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Levine got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Maya Gunderson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Orthopaedic's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Taft, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
Orthopaedic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Taft, they will face off against Sylmar at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Taft is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
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