It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bartram Trail can now relate to. They fell just short of the Creekside Knights by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Bartram Trail in their matchups with Creekside: they've now lost six in a row.
Jaz Whitley was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Maliga, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
On Creekside's side, Carly Dall made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dall has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Dall was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and four RBI.
Dall wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nickiyah Walker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Bartram Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Creekside, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-5 record this season.
Bartram Trail does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Creekside, they will challenge Atlantic Coast at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Creekside is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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