It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Central can now relate to. They lost 11-0 to the South Brunswick Cougars on Tuesday. South Central's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
For South Brunswick's part, Kina Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savana Burgess, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Carly Clewis, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
South Central's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6. As for South Brunswick, they pushed their record up to 24-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
While South Central 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 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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