It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gulf can now relate to. They took a 16-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tarpon Springs Spongers on Monday. Gulf has not had much luck with Tarpon Springs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Olivia Willey and Alannah Forte did some serious damage despite the final result: Willey scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Forte went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Galto, who scored a run while going 1-for-5.
On Tarpon Springs' side, they let Michelle Rimel and Lily Gehring loose on the outfield. Rimel scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Gehring scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Rimel has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brylee Housh, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Gulf's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Tarpon Springs, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Gulf does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tarpon Springs, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Clearwater at 7:00 p.m. Tarpon Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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