It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Malakoff can now relate to. They came up short against the White Oak Roughnecks on Friday, falling 14-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Roughnecks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-6 on Thursday.
Malakoff saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alabama Anding, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Avery Austin was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Malakoff has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-13 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for White Oak, their win bumped their record up to 31-6.
Malakoff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White Oak, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Atlanta at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Roughnecks 3.9, the Rabbits 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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