It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Laurence Manning Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hammond Skyhawks 5-4. The win was nothing new for Laurence Manning Academy as they're now sitting on seven straight.
For Hammond's part, Grace Beacham spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. Beacham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hammond saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Miller, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Laurence Manning Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Hammond, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5-1.
Laurence Manning Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hammond: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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