It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Van Vleck can now relate to. They lost 7-1 to the Kountze Lions on Friday. Van Vleck has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Olivia Britton was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Kountze's side, McKinley Rowinsky was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Rowinsky has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rowinsky was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Emily Smith was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kiley Kunk, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Van Vleck's defeat dropped their record down to 23-7-1. As for Kountze, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 36-5 record this season.
Van Vleck does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kountze, they will square off against Grandview on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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