It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Langley can now relate to. They fell  7-2 to the South Lakes Seahawks on Friday. Langley's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
  Norah Jacques spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned  (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't  tossed less than eight  strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances.
 At the plate, Langley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Caitlin Hohenthaner, who  went 1-for-3 with two  RBI and a  double.
 Even though they lost, Langley  didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and  finished the game with 12  strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Lakes only tossed eight.
 On South Lakes' side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in:  Gracie De La Cruz gave up two  runs (both of which were unearned)  on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
 On the hitting side,  the team  relied heavily on  Lindsey Poole, who  got on base  in all four of her plate appearances with a  home run, three  runs,  and two  RBI.  Addie Heath was another key contributor,  going 2-for-4 with four  RBI.
 Langley's loss  ended  a  six-game streak of wins at home  and  dropped them to 19-5-1. As for South Lakes, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won ten of their last 12 matches,  which provided a nice bump to their 15-9-1 record  this season.
 Langley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Lakes, they will head out on the road to  take on  James Madison at 6:30  p.m.  on Thursday. James Madison is coming into the  contest with ten straight  victories at home,  so South Lakes will have to stop a  squad with plenty of momentum.
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