It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Saint Francis Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the Countryside Christian Minutemen by a score of 12-11 on Tuesday. Saint Francis Catholic has not had much luck with Countryside Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Countryside Christian's part, Riley Keith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Keith has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Keith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Countryside Christian got a massive performance out of Alison Scarborough, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Scarborough has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Gabriella Colon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Saint Francis Catholic now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Countryside Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Saint Francis Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Countryside Christian, they will take on Father Lopez at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Countryside Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
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