It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tehachapi can now relate to. They fell just short of the Shafter Generals by a score of 6-4 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Generals: they've now lost three in a row.
Cadence McIrvin spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Tehachapi saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddy Leyva, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Tehachapi's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Shafter, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7-2 record this season.
As of now, neither Tehachapi nor Shafter have any future games scheduled.
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