It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Abilene can now relate to. They fell 5-0 to the Amarillo Sandies on Friday. Abilene's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Abilene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brieyonna Reed, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Abilene didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amarillo only tossed six.
On Amarillo's side, Tessia Guzman was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Guzman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Guzman was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Braylee Shuffield was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mykaela Samuels, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Abilene's loss dropped their record down to 19-13-1. As for Amarillo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Abilene beat Amarillo by a score of 7-2.
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