It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McCollum can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Hays Hawks on Thursday. McCollum's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
RAMIREZ AMERICA made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of ALVAREZ KAITLIN, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
On Hays' side, Kezia Alvear was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Alvear was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Elaina Villegas and Hailey Ruiz did most of the damage at the plate: Villegas went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Lauren Cantu, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
McCollum's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8. As for Hays, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 22-15 record this season.
While McCollum had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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