It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Magee can now relate to. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the West Marion Trojans on Saturday. Magee's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
For West Marion's part, Rebekah White looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. White has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McKenzie "Bug" Stringer and Izzy Pittman did most of the damage at the plate: Stringer scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Pittman scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Ellie Miller was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a triple.
Magee's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for West Marion, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season.
While Magee had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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