It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nimitz can now relate to. Their rough 12-2 loss to the Martin Warriors on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, Nimitz couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Martin's part, Izabella Martinez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Caez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Nimitz's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Martin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6-1 record this season.
While Nimitz 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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