It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Abilene can now relate to. They fell just short of the Americas Trail Blazers by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled against the Trail Blazers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Avah Reyes spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Kinzley Cantu made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Alicia Gutierrez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Abilene's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Americas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-15 record this season.
While Abilene 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 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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