It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lumberton had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cleveland Rams a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lumberton.
Not much got past Halona Sampson, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Cleveland off the board. Sampson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lumberton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alona Hanna, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Hanna has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Lumberton's victory bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Cleveland, they dropped their record down to 14-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Lumberton will square off against Wakefield at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wakefield will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Lumberton surely won't give up without a fight. Cleveland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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