It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Leander can now relate to. They fell just short of the Smithson Valley Rangers by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rangers earlier this season, when they won 5-1.
Leander got a good showing from Scarlett Geurin, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Rachel Grundei made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Leander's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 30-11. As for Smithson Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 25-3.
While Leander had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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