New Philadelphia and Dover squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but New Philadelphia had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Crimson Tornadoes by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Quakers in their meetings with the Crimson Tornadoes: they've now lost seven in a row.
Jillian Howard spent all 11.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Sidney Vandall was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her six plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
New Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Dover, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-3.
New Philadelphia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dover, they will challenge Sheridan at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Crimson Tornadoes are on a five-game streak of home wins, the Generals a seven-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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