It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Slocomb can now relate to. They fell just short of the T.R. Miller Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. Slocomb was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as T.R. Miller apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2015.
For T.R. Miller's part, Kinsley Byrd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Byrd has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Meg Fountain was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Slocomb's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 31-10. As for T.R. Miller, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-13 record this season.
Slocomb does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for T.R. Miller, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-5 win vs. Mobile Christian on the 7th.
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