It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mineola can now relate to. They fell just short of the New Diana Eagles by a score of 16-15 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mineola of the 8-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Mahayla McMahon and Kali Chrietzberg stepped up to the plate in a big way. McMahon scored three runs while going 2-for-5, while Chrietzberg got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kailtyn McMahon, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Mineola was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post three or more doubles.
Mineola's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-10. As for New Diana, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mineola beat New Diana by a score of 16-6 later that day.
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