It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Richfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Morgan Trojans by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. Richfield has not had much luck with Morgan recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jaycee McKinlay made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Jerzy Moon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
On Morgan's side, Eva Birkeland was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Birkeland was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Lexi Hardman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Richfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Morgan, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Richfield will head out on the road to take on Manti at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Richfield is facing Manti at the right time seeing as Manti is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Morgan, they will be playing at home against Carbon at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Carbon will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Morgan surely won't give up without a fight.
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