It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Crest can now relate to. They fell just short of the Piedmont Panthers by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
For Piedmont's part, Jailyn Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. Thomas has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Piedmont's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bristol Outen, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Crest's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Piedmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piedmont, they will head out on the road to face off against Oak Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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