It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Lamar can now relate to. They fell 13-10 to the Verbena Red Devils on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for South Lamar in their matchups with Verbena: they've now lost three in a row.
For Verbena's part, Jaycee Quinn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Quinn has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Quinn was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple.
In other batting news, Lakeyn Mims was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Breanna Wright was another key contributor, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
South Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Verbena, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-12 record this season.
As of now, neither South Lamar nor Verbena have any future games scheduled.
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