It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maplesville can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Hackleburg Panthers on Tuesday. Maplesville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Hackleburg's part, Laine Steward and Braylynn Pope made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Steward tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Pope pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Steward has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Steward scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Pope scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Saylor Cooper was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ellie Nichols, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Maplesville's loss dropped their record down to 22-13. As for Hackleburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 32-15-2 record this season.
Maplesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hackleburg, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win vs. Brantley on the 14th.
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