On Monday, Seymour faced Woodland Regional in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Seymour Wildcats fell 5-1 to the Woodland Regional Hawks. Seymour's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Seymour got a good showing from Cassidy Marcinczyk, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Marcinczyk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Seymour saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Testone, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Woodland Regional's side, Ella VanAlstyne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Caitlyn Braun and Julia Rowley did most of the damage at the plate: Braun went 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI, while Rowley scored two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Breanna Thurston, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Seymour's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Woodland Regional, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Seymour has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Holy Cross at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Seymour is facing Holy Cross at the right time seeing as Holy Cross is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Woodland Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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