It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Merced can now relate to. They lost 15-3 to the Elk Grove Thundering Herd on Tuesday. Merced's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Merced saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonia Lejarde, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Elk Grove's side, Taylor Fitzgerlad was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Addison Buckley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Merced's loss dropped their record down to 12-11-1. As for Elk Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Merced does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elk Grove, they will challenge Woodcreek at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elk Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Woodcreek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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