It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Marion can now relate to. They lost 12-0 to the Vanguard Knights on Tuesday. North Marion has not had much luck with Vanguard recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For Vanguard's part, Lia Vanrijk and Alivia Vance did most of the damage at the plate: Vanrijk scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Vance scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Vance is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Destiny Horcajo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
North Marion's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Vanguard, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
North Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vanguard, they will head out on the road to challenge Eustis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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