It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but McQueen had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Reed Raiders by a score of 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McQueen.
Violet Moyao spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lilly Fanene was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Teya Ielati, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
On Reed's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Anna Maxwell gave up only one earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Reed saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breanna Staats, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
McQueen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-20 record this season. As for Reed, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-12-1.
McQueen will challenge Bishop Manogue at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Manogue is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. Reed does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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