It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hickory Flat can now relate to. They lost 12-3 to the Pine Grove Panthers on Saturday. Hickory Flat has not had much luck with Pine Grove recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For Pine Grove's part, Lizzie Meeks was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Meeks has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Meeks was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Madison Foster was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Carley Greer was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
Hickory Flat's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Pine Grove, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
As of now, neither Hickory Flat nor Pine Grove have any future games scheduled.
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