It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Central can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the Clay City Eels on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for North Central in their matchups with Clay City: they've now lost nine in a row.
For Clay City's part, the result came thanks to Lizzy Sinders's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks. Sinders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexi Thompson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Caroline Rexrode was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Clay City, the victory (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
As of now, neither North Central nor Clay City have any future games scheduled.
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