Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Johnson couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the East Central Hornets by a score of 9-8 on Thursday. The Jaguars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Mia Ruiz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Emree Massaad, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 28-6-1. As for East Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-11.
While Johnson 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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