It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oldenburg Academy can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles on Tuesday. Oldenburg Academy has struggled against Jac-Cen-Del recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
For Jac-Cen-Del's part, Bailey Groth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. Groth has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jac-Cen-Del let Maria Meyer and Abbie Schmidt loose on the outfield. Meyer went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Schmidt scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Oldenburg Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Jac-Cen-Del, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14.
Oldenburg Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against North Decatur at 6:00 p.m. North Decatur knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Jac-Cen-Del likes a good challenge.
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